Covid-19: What went wrong after initial success in Laos?

Bordering China, and one of South East Asia’s poorest countries, Laos at first contained covid-19 well. But initial success could not in the long term mask the country’s lack of investment in healthcare and workforce. Andrew Silver reports

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Published inBMJ (Online) Vol. 377; p. o994
Main Author Silver, Andrew
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 20.04.2022
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Continuing education
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Disease transmission
Donations
Drug dosages
Education
Feature
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Hospitals
Humans
Immunization
Intensive care
Laos - epidemiology
Low income groups
Medical personnel
Medical supplies
Mortality
Pandemics
Public health
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Laos
United States > US
China
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Summary:Bordering China, and one of South East Asia’s poorest countries, Laos at first contained covid-19 well. But initial success could not in the long term mask the country’s lack of investment in healthcare and workforce. Andrew Silver reports
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ISSN:1756-1833
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DOI:10.1136/bmj.o994