3 May 2021. Less than a month after the second wave of the pandemic subsided, Thailand faced a tsunami of Covid-19 infections in April and early May. Executives believe the government needs to accelerate the vaccination rollout and ensure support for the needy, but this may require strengthening its budget.https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2109435/evaluating-response-initiatives

2 May 2021. Two NGOs – TPO Cambodia and Plan International Cambodia – have launched a short-term programme to provide mental health services, psychological counselling and social support via a telephone hotline and online chat for both children and adults amid the stress caused by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

1 May 2021. According to the data from the Ministry of Health to the government office in April, Vietnam has recorded 64 viral meningitis cases. The country has seen a surge of meningococcal meningitis by 200 percent year-on-year.https://sggpnews.org.vn/health/death-in-toddler-with-viral-meningitis-reported-in-vietnam-92015.html

30 April 2021. Thai government has increased its Covid-19 controls, widening restrictions in “dark red” maximum- and strict-controls zones, calling for everyone to work from home for at least 14 days and extending quarantine period for arrivals.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2107871/govt-hardens-covid-measures

29 April 2021. China’s Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday it had confirmed an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm in the northern region of Inner Mongolia, the 10th outbreak to be reported so far this year.https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/china-reports-african-swine-fever-outbreak-inner-mongolia-2021-04-29/

27 April 2021. As unpredictable developments of COVID-19 transmission in neighboring countries pose an immense threat to Vietnam, the Southeast Asian nation’s Minister of Health, called for escalation of epidemiological measures as well as strict maintenance of COVID-19 prevention protocols in public.https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20210427/fourth-covid19-wave-not-off-the-table-vietnam-health-minister/60591.html

26 April 2021. Potential Japanese encephalitis epidemic focus with the abundance of host mosquitoes and high JEV infection rate was observed in Tengchong. In addition, at least five species of ISFVs co-circulate in this area.https://idpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40249-021-00838-z

24 April 2021. Taiwanese government officials have assured the public that the recent outbreak of a lumpy skin disease will be contained in two weeks after has recently purchased 180,000 lumpy skin disease vaccine doses from South Africa.https://outbreaknewstoday.com/taiwan-govt-assures-containment-of-lumpy-skin-outbreak-in-2-weeks-89678/

23 April 2021. The Public Health Ministry – Thailand is racing to increase the number of intensive care beds for Covid-19 patients as the rate of infection soars, with ICU units filling up. More beds could be added in existing ICUs.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2104475/icu-beds-filling-up-as-covid-infections-surge

22 April 2021. Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported in their avian influenza update a human case of avian influenza A(H9N2). The case is a 3-year-old boy. Most exposure through contact with infected poultry/ contaminated environments.https://outbreaknewstoday.com/h9n2-avian-influenza-reported-in-cambodia-child-87607/