20 October 2021. China Authorities are taking steps to control a recent coronavirus outbreak related to a tour group, which has spread to seven provinces and autonomous regions over the past three days.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202110/20/WS616fac6ca310cdd39bc701bb.html

20 October 2021. The government yesterday decided to reopen e-visas for all those coming to Cambodia, just four days after it announced the quarantine period for different types of vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50954944/cambodia-re-opens-e-visa-for-tourists-and-investors/

20 October 2021. Thailand logged 8,918 new Covid-19 cases and 79 fatalities during the previous 24 hours. Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 1,811,852 Covid-19 cases, with 1,689,859 complete recoveries so far.https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/really-easy/2201003/8-918-new-covid-cases-79-deaths

20 October 2021. The Chinese mainland reported 17 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. Of the new local cases, eight were reported in Inner Mongolia, four in Gansu, and one each in Beijing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi and Ningxia.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202110/20/WS616f75f1a310cdd39bc70067.html

20 October 2021. Vientiane Capital has recorded a large spike in Covid-19 cases. The country recorded 635 new cases, with 5,710 tests were conducted over the last 24 hours. There were 628 cases of community spread and seven imported cases across the country. https://laotiantimes.com/2021/10/20/vientiane-capital-records-new-spike-in-covid-19-cases/

19 October 2021. According to a Thailand senior public health official, they are three key factors to support the successful implementation of reopening practices: the Covid-19 situation, the capacity of the public health system to control the pandemic and treat patients, and the vaccination rate.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2199927/control-capacity-and-jabs-key-to-success

19 October 2021. Minister of Health has affirmed that Vietnam’s vaccine strategy has been a success in three aspects: ensuring full vaccination, research and production of COVID-19 vaccines and medicine, and COVID-19 vaccination campaign.https://en.vietnamplus.vn/health-minister-vaccine-strategy-successful-in-three-aspects/210015.vnp

19 October 2021. Seventy percent of the population in Bangkok — 5.43 million people — have so far received a second dose of Covid-19 vaccine. Deputy Bangkok governor said that Bangkok was ready to reopen in line with the government’s policy.  https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2200559/70-of-population-in-bangkok-now-fully-vaccinated

19 October 2021. The Cambodia Ministry of Health instructed the capital and provincial authorities to survey all households in the Kingdom in order to determine who has not been vaccinated and to note down the specific reasons given by each individual.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-orders-door-door-covid-19-vaccine-status-check

19 October 2021. The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 490,008 on Tuesday after 1,133 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours. The ministry said 28 new deaths were recorded, bringing the death toll to 18,416 in the country.https://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2021-10/19/content_77820008.htm