2020 March On 13 March, provincial authorities closed some of border posts. On 24 March, Laos confirmed its first two
COVID-19 cases, becoming the last
Southeast Asian country infected with coronavirus. On 26 March, the
Vientiane Times confirmed the country's third COVID-19 case. On 27 March, there were six cases confirmed. Two more men from
Luang Prabang, and one from
Vientiane. On 28 March, there were 2 more confirmed, bringing a total to 8. On 30 March, there was 1 more confirmed, bringing everything to a total of 9.
April On 1 April, one more case was confirmed, bringing a total to 10. On 5 April 2020, the 11th case was reported as a 55-year-old man from
Papua New Guinea. The government announced a lockdown on 29, March, starting on 30 March. All land borders closed and the last flights departed from Luang Prabang and Vientiane occurred on 1 April.
May By May 18, more restrictions had been loosened, allowing domestic travel, without foreign travellers allowed.
June On 2 June, students returned to classrooms. On 4 June, the government allowed foreign travellers into the country.
July to December On 25 July, one new case was confirmed. It was a South Korean national. 2,621 people were isolated over concerns.
2021 March A second wave of vaccinations occurred.
May On the morning of 9 May, Laos recorded the first death due to COVID-19. The Embassy of Vietnam in Vientiane confirmed that was a Vietnamese woman died after one week of treatment. == Statistics ==