Laos or the Democratic Peoples Republic of Laos, a Southeast Asian country bordered by Thailand and Vietnam, has just reported that its last COVID-19 patient had recovered from the disease and was discharged from hospital in Vientiane, the country’s capital making it presently a COVID-19 free nation.
The patient was permitted to return home after test results showed negative for the virus in the second round of testing.
The Center of Information and Education for Health under the Lao Ministry of Health disclosed this in a press release.
The last COVID-19 patient is an 18-year-old man living in Vientiane, who was confirmed as the country’s eighth case of COVID-19.
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He was receiving treatment in the government-designated Mittaphab Hospital (Hospital 150) since March 28.
As of today, Laos has not reported any new confirmed COVID-19 cases for 58 consecutive days.
All the 19 COVID-19 patients in Laos have recovered from the disease and were discharged from the hospitals. This makes it the second country to be COVID-19 free after the Fiji Island.
Laos announced its first two confirmed COVID-19 cases on March 24.
