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

8 March 2022. The statistics of CDC of Ben Tre Province showed that the whole province recorded 504 new Covid-19 cases, including 183 cases related to educational institutions. The number of Covid-19 infectious cases in the province tended to rise but almost all of the cases are moderate and the provincial medical sector was well controlled.https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/health/mekong-delta-number-of-covid19-cases-in-schools-on-rise-97752.html

8 March 2022. Laos authorities have announced that foreigners wanting to enter Laos need to register to get a QR code (Vaccine ID) online at ‘laogreenpass.gov.la’ in order to certify their vaccination status and RT-PCR test result.https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/03/08/online-procedure-for-entry-into-laos-explained

8 March 2022. A worker at a horse ranch in north has been diagnosed with hantavirus, the first case in Taiwan this year. Taiwan reported ten hantavirus cases in 2021, including people in Kaohsiung, Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Changhua, and Taichung.https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4465344

8 March 2022. Thailand Ministry of Public Health reported that there are 18,943 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 66 of whom have arrived in Thailand from abroad. Cumulative cases in the country since January 1, 2022 are at 843,365.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40013146

7 March 2022. Cambodia has approved for healthcare institutions to provide Covid-19 antiviral medicine Molnupiravir at no cost to medical and frontline workers who have tested positive and are exhibiting mild symptoms that can be treated at home.https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/03/07/cambodia039s-hun-sen-says-molnupiravir-is-free-for-frontline-worker-as-health-ministry-reports-another-306-omicton-cases