Photo / Royal Thai ArmyMilitary personnel check the temperature of a migrant detained in an undisclosed location near the border. But last month Laos recorded its first cases of community transmission, prompting it to reintroduce lockdown measures on April 22. Photo / YouTubeState run media has reported that couriers continue to transport tourists and casino workers across the Thai border into the country despite the travel ban, according to CNN. Experts have expressed concern over how the country's health system will cope if the current outbreak gets worse. "Border closures mean that people who would usually have accessed the health system in Thailand are now using the Lao health system, increasing the burden on an already stressed system.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 23, 2021 18:48 UTC