Monitoring Impacts on Households in Lao PDR, Report No. 3, April-May 2021 : Results Snapshot from a Rapid Monitoring Phone Survey (Round 3)
As infections spiked across Southeast Asia, the number of confirmed cases in Lao PDR surged from fewer than 50 cases in early April to over 6,000 cases in August 2021. The government of Lao PDR announced a 14-day lockdown on April 22, 2021, which h...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/802531628668672279/April-May-2021 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36167 |
| Summary: | As infections spiked across Southeast
Asia, the number of confirmed cases in Lao PDR surged from
fewer than 50 cases in early April to over 6,000 cases in
August 2021. The government of Lao PDR announced a 14-day
lockdown on April 22, 2021, which has since been extended
several times. International borders remain closed. The
measures have caused disruption to businesses and a
reduction in working hours and labor earnings. The second
Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has setback economic
recovery and much uncertainty remains. To monitor the social
and economic impacts of the pandemic, the World Bank is
conducting a series of Coronavirus (COVID-19) rapid
monitoring phone surveys of households in Lao PDR. This
monitoring data helps provide insights Into t e effects of
the pandemic on household well-being. The third-round survey
was conducted from April 26 to May 30, 2021 during a second
lockdown. This note provides a snapshot of results from the
third-round survey. |
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