Thongkhankham Market is closed for cleaning.

[ASEAN NOW]

 

Following reports of Covid infections, authorities in Vientiane Capital's Chanthabouly District have ordered the closure of Thongkhankham Market.

 

The fresh market in the back of Thongkhankham Market will be closed temporarily from September 27 to 30 for disinfection, according to a notification issued by Deputy District Governor Keopaseuth Xaypanya.

 

After cases of Covid-19 were discovered in association with market stall owners, merchants and customers who had recently visited the market were instructed to get Covid-19 testing.

 

Thongkhankham Market and Mall is one of Vientiane Capital's main markets.

 

The original Thongkhankham Market was famously destroyed by fire in 2014, prompting the construction of a new market and shopping complex to replace it in 2018.