26 October 2021. Thailand Minister of Public Health said the southern border provinces have seen a stabilizing trend of COVID-19 infections. Nationwide vaccination coverage has now increased to 50% of the population, while the target is to achieve 70% coverage. https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/covid-19-infections-in-thailands-southern-provinces-stabilizing-376968

26 October 2021. As a new wave of COVID-19 has appeared in some travel destinations on the nation’s border, China local authorities in the affected areas have tightened control measures to curb its further expansion and assist stranded tourists.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202110/26/WS61773a31a310cdd39bc712f7.html

26 October 2021. A senior medical expert has warned that even though social distancing regulations have been greatly eased in Hà Nội (Viet Nam), the capital city is still at risk of further COVID-19 outbreaks. The chances of further clusters emerging are increased as more migrant workers and students return to the city.https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1066832/ha-noi-still-faces-high-risks-of-covid-19-outbreaks-expert.html

26 October 2021. According to the Public Health Ministry, the first case of the so-called Delta Plus coronavirus variant has been found in Thailand. The variant, also known as AY.4.2, was found in Ayutthaya’s Bang Sai area.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2203871/ministry-finds-1st-local-delta-plus-case

26 October 2021. The Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism has launched the Lao Tourism Recovery Roadmap for 2021-2025, aiming to support the recovery of the tourism sector in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak by promoting domestic travel.https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/10/26/news/world/lao-starts-tourism-recovery-roadmap/1819712

26 October 2021. In Cambodia, the number of fully vaccinated people against COVID-19 has crossed the 13 million mark as of October 25 with a total of 13,009,481 being registered as fully vaccinated with both doses of the vaccine.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50959006/cambodias-fully-vaccinated-cross-13-million-mark-out-of-targeted-14-5-million/

26 October 2021. Thailand Ministry of Public Health reported that there are 7,706 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 128 of whom have been found in prisons. Cumulative cases in the country are at 1,866,863 with 18,865 total deaths.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40007985

26 October 2021. The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 29 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. Of the new local cases, 16 were reported in Inner Mongolia, six in Gansu, three each in Beijing and Ningxia, and one in Shandong.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202110/26/WS61775fb9a310cdd39bc714cf.html

25 October 2021. The latest COVID-19 cluster in the northern Vietnamese province of Phu Tho has caused 395 positive cases, including 80 workers in two industrial parks. All people who are close contacts have been suspended from work and placed in quarantine.https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20211025/in-northern-vietnam-80-factory-workers-of-13-companies-diagnosed-with-covid19/63775.html

25 October 2021. Myanmar’s Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for Covid-19 announced further extension of the closure of schools nationwide until the end of October. The Ministry of Health has been administering Covid-19 vaccine doses to middle and high school students aged over 12 years since October 12.https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/10/25/news/world/myanmar-extends-schools-closure/1819594