22 March 2022. Hong Kong announced a raft of changes due to developments in its COVID-19 pandemic situation, including shelving compulsory mass testing, lifting flight bans on nine countries and most social distancing measures will remain in place.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202203/22/WS62393548a310fd2b29e5275f.html

22 March 2022. Cambodia is presently the easiest country to travel to in Southeast Asia. The ministry of health released a statement earlier today that the country is further easing arrival requirements for international travellers.https://www.traveldailymedia.com/cambodia-travel-made-simple-just-pack-and-go/

22 March 2022. The Vietnam Ministry of Health has officially issued the long-awaited Covid-19 protocols for foreign arrivals in Vietnam. The regulations state that visitors with negative Covid-19 tests can enjoy quarantine-free travel from day one.https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/health/vietnam-drops-quarantine-requirements-for-foreign-arrivals-98037.html

22 March 2022. The Laos Ministry of Industry and Commerce has allowed its employees to work from home amid soaring fuel prices and the Omicron Covid-19 outbreak. Meanwhile, Laos has seen a new wave of community-wide Coronavirus infection in the last few days, with over a thousand people infected per day.https://laotiantimes.com/2022/03/22/ministry-of-industry-and-commerce-instructs-employees-to-work-from-home/

22 March 2022. Local health workers say the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus is spreading rapidly in Karenni State’s Demoso Township, as tens of thousands of civilians flee their homes in search of safety amid a Myanmar military offensive.https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/272408481/omicron-ensnares-people-fleeing-their-homes-in-myanmar

22 March 2022. Shanghai’s daily tally of local COVID-19 infections reached another record high as the city reported 896 daily new infections, 865 of which are asymptomatic. The average age of the infected people in this current outbreak in Shanghai is 40.6, and that 84.5 percent of all those infected are under 60.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202203/22/WS623974d0a310fd2b29e52881.html

22 March 2022. Laos’ COVID-19 tally rose to 156,422 with 2,328 new cases registered in the past 24 hours, while the death toll swelled to 651. The National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported 2,306 locally transmitted cases and 22 new imported. Among the newly recorded community cases, 1,331 were detected in capital.https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/20220322/3930b77b6b324046b6e58a3a07549323/c.html

22 March 2022. Today’s official daily new COVID case total (diagnosed by PCR test) was 73 – all Omicron variant – bringing the COVID case total to 135,158 cases. The Kingdom recorded 65 new community and 8 new imported cases of the new variant.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501045833/cambodia-today-recorded-the-46th-consecutive-day-of-the-new-omicron-surge-but-at-lower-levels-than-since-the-surge-began/

22 March 2022. Thailand Ministry of Public Health reported that there are 21,382 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 58 of whom have arrived in Thailand from abroad. While death toll increased by 83. https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40013652

21 March 2022. Faced with the increase of Covid-19 re-infections, Vietnam Deputy Minister of Health said that medical experts and staff had met to prepare for a quick study to people in the high-risk groups to value their immune response. Based on the valuation, the sector will recommend the fourth dose of vaccine for high-risk people and people with underlying diseases. Former deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Biotechnology Center also suggested people still have to strictly adhere to 5K principles.https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/health/increased-recurrence-rate-of-covid19-people-advised-not-to-relax-vigilance-98014.html