ໃນເດືອນ 4 ເປັນຊ່ວງແຜ່ລະບາດໄວຣັກໂຄວິດ 19, ລັດຖະບານໄດ້ມີການອອກຄຳສັ່ງໃຫ້ປະຊາຊົນຢູ່ບ້ານ ເພື່ອຫຼຸດຜ່ອນການແຜ່ລະບາດຂອງໄວຣັດ ເຮັດໃຫ້ບຸນປີໃໝ່ຖືກໂຈະການຈັດງານລ້ຽງ ແລະ ການຫຼີ້ນນໍ້າ. ແຕ່ກໍ່ຍັງມີກິດຈະກຳອື່ນທີ່ເຮັດແທນແມ່ນການສົມມາ ແລະ ການສົງພຣະ ພາຍໃນເຮືອນແທນການໄປສົງພຣະຢູ່ວັດ. ເຮົາສາມາດຫຼີ້ນນໍ້າຢູ່ບ້ານໄດ້ໂດຍບໍ່ໃຫ້ມີການຊຸມນຸມຫຼາຍ ພຽງແຕ່ຫຼີ້ນກັບຄອບຄົວເທົ່ານັ້ນ ແລະ ບໍ່ໄວ້ໃຈຄົນແປກໜ້າໃຫ້ມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມຈະເຮັດໃຫ້ປອດໄພກວ່າ. ຂ້ອຍເປັນຄົນໜຶ່ງທີ່ບໍ່ເຄີຍຫຼີ້ນປີໃໝ່ຢູ່ບ້ານ, ແຕ່ປີນີ້ໄດ້ຢູ່ບ້ານກໍ່ຮູ້ສຶກແປກໆ. ເພື່ອເປັນການຊ່ວຍຊາດ ຂ້ອຍກໍ່ຕ້ອງຫຼີ້ນຢູ່ບ້ານ ເພື່ອຢຸດແຜ່ລະບາດເຊື້ອພະຍາດ ແລະ ໝູ່ເພື່ອນແຕ່ລະຄົນກໍ່ພາກັນຫຼີ້ນປີໃໝ່ຢູ່້ບານ. ຫຼັງຈາກປີໃໝ່ ຍອດຜູ້ຕິດເຊື້ອບໍ່ເພີ່ມຂື້ນ ແລະ ມີຫຼາຍຄົນໄດ້ຮັບການປິ່ນປົ່ວເຊົາ ແລ້ວເຮັດໃຫ້ປະຊາຊົນສະບາຍໃຈວ່າອາດຄວບຄຸມການແຜ່ລະບາດໄດ້ແລ້ວ. ການທີ່ເຮົາມີລະບຽບວິໄນຕໍ່ຕົນເອງ ແລະ ປັບຕົວເຂົ້າກັບສະຖານະການມັນກໍ່ເປັນຜົນດີກັບເຮົາ ຍິ່ງເປັນເລື່ອງສຸຂະພາບ ຕ້ອງໃຫ້ຄວາມສຳຄັນກັບມະຕິຄຳສັ່ງ ແລະ ການປະຕິບັດຕາມຄຳສັ່ງຢ່າງເຄັ່ງຄັດ.
During the Covid-19 pandemic in Laos in April, the Lao government announced a movement control order - everyone has to stay home to delay and stop the spread of the virus. That’s why the Lao New Year festival has been cancelled this year. We couldn’t go out to celebrate the festival with friends, but other ceremonies remained, such as pouring water on Buddhist statues and pouring water on our parents’ hands to ask for blessings and forgiveness in the coming year. We could also celebrate with our family in our home and avoid physical contact with strangers. It was a new experience for me because I have never celebrated Lao New Year in my home, so it was little bit strange for me. But to help our country to flatten the curve and save people’s lives, all of my friends also celebrated Lao New Year at their homes. After the Lao New Year, we heard good news that there were no new cases found, many infected patients were recovering, and some patients had even been discharged from the hospital, which made Lao people feel relieved about the situation. This situation has proved that discipline is important and the ability to adapt and responding the change is crucial, especially for our health. We have to observe the government movement control order and follow the Covid prevention measures strictly.