For some categories of visitors, the Laos government has reduced the mandatory Covid-19 quarantine time from 14 to seven days.

According to media reports, ambassadors or embassy staff, representatives or employees of international organisations, and their family members who arrive in or return to Laos must take an RT-PCR test and be quarantined at their own residence for seven days, according to the Deputy Head of the Prime Minister's Office Thipphakone Chanthavongsa.

Government officials at all ranks who work or attend seminars overseas, as well as Lao nationals returning from abroad, must perform an RT-PCR test and wait for the results at an accredited quarantine centre within 48 hours. Those who obtain a negative test might stay in quarantine for another seven days at home.

Investors and businesspeople must take an RT-PCR test and wait for the results at an authorised facility within 48 hours. Those who obtain a negative test can go about their business as usual, but they must wear a wrist monitor for the next seven days.

Foreign people entering or returning to Laos must undergo an RT-PCR test and wait for the results at an authorised quarantine facility. Those who obtain a negative test will be obliged to stay in quarantine for seven days at their own home and wear a wrist monitor.

All foreign citizens living in Laos must download and use the Lao KYC mobile phone application (Lao SU SU service) to create a vaccine ID that may be used as a digital validation of vaccination status. The app will be used to determine a person's health state when entering government buildings, restaurants, stores, and other public places.All indoor and outdoor sporting facilities, according to the notification, are now allowed to fully operate on the condition that they follow Covid-19 rules.

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