Ke wehe nei ʻo Laos i nā palena honua āpau i nā haole a me nā lāhui Lao. He lālā ʻo Laos o ASEAN.
Hoʻihoʻi hou ʻia nā visa ma ka hōʻea ʻana ma "nā palena honua e like me ka loaʻa". Hiki i nā haole ke noi no nā visa ma nā ʻāina ʻē aʻe o Lao a me nā consulates a me nā e-visas. Hiki i nā kama'āina o nā ʻāina i hāʻawi ʻia i ka waivers visa ke komo me ka ʻole o ka noi visa.
"Hiki i ka poʻe me kahi palapala hōʻoia hōʻoia piha [COVID-19] ke komo i Lao PDR e like me ka mea maʻamau me ka ʻole e koi i ka hoʻāʻo COVID-19 ma ka ʻāina i haʻalele ai a ma ke komo ʻana i Lao PDR."
ʻO ka poʻe ʻaʻohe palapala hōʻoia hōʻoia piha i ʻoi aku ma mua o 12 mau makahiki pono e kiʻi i kahi palapala wikiwiki (ATK) COVID-19 i loko o 48 mau hola o ka haʻalele ʻana. ʻAʻole hāʻawi ʻo Laos i ka hoʻāʻo ʻana ma nā mokulele a i ʻole nā palena honua ma ke ala a i ʻole ka moku.
"ʻO ka poʻe haole e komo ana i Lao PDR nāna i ʻaelike iā COVID-19 ke kuleana no nā kumukūʻai lapaʻau āpau," ma nā halemai a i ʻole ka noho kaʻawale ʻana i ka home e like me nā ʻōlelo aʻo a ka Ministry of Health (MoH).
Wahi a ka leka hoʻomaopopo e "ʻae ka ʻāina i ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā kaʻa e komo i waho o Lao PDR e like me ka wā ma mua o COVID," me ke Kuhina o nā Hana Nui a me nā ʻĀpana ke kuleana no ka hoʻopuka ʻana i nā ʻōlelo kuhikuhi "e pili ana i ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka pilikino, kaʻahele, a nā kaʻa huakaʻi” e like me nā ʻaelike mua.
Hiki ke wehe hou ʻia nā wahi leʻaleʻa a me nā pā karaoke me ka "hoʻokō paʻa o nā hana pale COVID-19."
E hui pū ka COVID-19 Taskforce o ka ʻāina me ka MoH i ka nānā ʻana i nā hanana hou o nā ʻano hou o ka maʻi e "hōʻoia i ka pale, kaohi, ka hoʻāʻo, a me ka mālama ʻana." I kēia manawa, e hoʻomau ka manaʻo i ka lawelawe ʻana i nā kano e hoʻokō i nā pahuhopu i hoʻonohonoho ʻia.
Wahi a ka leka hoʻomaopopo, ua hoʻokumu ʻia ka hoʻoholo e wehe hou i nā kulekele i hoʻokō ʻia e nā ʻāina a puni ka honua, ka manaʻo o ka lehulehu, a me ka noiʻi a me kahi noi a ka COVID-19 Taskforce.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Wahi a ka leka hoʻomaopopo e "ʻae ka ʻāina i ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā kaʻa e komo i waho o Lao PDR e like me ka wā ma mua o COVID," me ke Kuhina o nā Hana Nui a me nā ʻĀpana ke kuleana no ka hoʻopuka ʻana i nā ʻōlelo kuhikuhi "e pili ana i ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka pilikino, kaʻahele, a nā kaʻa huakaʻi” e like me nā ʻaelike mua.
- “Person(s) with a complete [COVID-19] vaccination certificate can enter Lao PDR as usual without requiring COVID-19 testing both at the country of departure and upon entry to Lao PDR.
- Wahi a ka leka hoʻomaopopo, ua hoʻokumu ʻia ka hoʻoholo e wehe hou i nā kulekele i hoʻokō ʻia e nā ʻāina a puni ka honua, ka manaʻo o ka lehulehu, a me ka noiʻi a me kahi noi a ka COVID-19 Taskforce.