23 September 2021. President of the Lao Garments Association has given a statement that outbreaks of Covid-19 among workers at several garment factories in the nation’s capital have caused a surge in community spread of the virus, prompting the city to go into full lockdown.https://laotiantimes.com/2021/09/23/garment-association-president-clarifies-covid-19-spread-at-garment-factories/