24 January 2022. The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Laos has achieved good results last year, but due to the ongoing pandemic and remaining challenges, more lessons are to be learned to ensure a larger segment of the population get vaccinated in 2022.https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/20220124/2620c789675a4c108ba143fd5fb63cc3/c.html

24 January 2022. Beijing Municipality has swung into action, adopting swift and targeted measures to contain the spread of infections after a local resurgence in COVID-19 cases was reported recently.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202201/24/WS61ee33c3a310cdd39bc82d85.html

24 January 2022. The Immigration Department of Việt Nam has announced new policies on easing entry procedures for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese as well as their family members with valid visas or visa exemptions.https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40011423

24 January 2022. The Cambodia Ministry of Health has issued a warning on the prevention of transmission of COVID-19, Avian Flu and the prevention of food and alcohol poisoning. These warnings were also followed by specific public health measures.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501012250/ministry-of-health-issues-health-advice-against-covid-19-and-avian-flu-ahead-of-khmer-new-year/

24 January 2022. The Thailand Public Health Ministry reported that there were 13 more Covid-19 fatalities and 7,139 new cases recorded in the previous 24 hours. This compared with 13 coronavirus-related fatalities and 7,686 new cases reported on Sunday.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2252503/7-139-new-covid-cases-13-more-deaths

24 January 2022. Laos has recorded 340 cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with one death. There were 331 cases of community spread and nine imported cases across the country. In the country, Laos now has 130,293 total cases.https://laotiantimes.com/2022/01/24/laos-confirms-340-new-cases-of-covid-19-and-one-death/

24 January 2022. Myanmar reported 112 new Covid-19 infections with a daily positivity rate of 1.44 % in the past 24 hours. Total number of Covid-19 cases has increased to 534,017 and total death toll has reached 19,310 after one new death was reported.https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/01/24/myanmar-reports-112-new-covid-19-infections-one-more-death

24 January 2022. The Chinese mainland on Sunday recorded 18 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. Of the new local infections, six were reported in Beijing, 3 each in Hebei and Yunnan, two in Shandong, and one each in Tianjin, Shanxi, Henan and Guangdong.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202201/24/WS61ee1a0aa310cdd39bc82d56.html

24 January 2022. The Cambodia Ministry of Health reported 40 new Covid-19 cases, 15 of which were imported and all were confirmed to be the Omicron variant. As of January 24, Cambodia had recorded a total of 121,066 Covid-19 cases.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/25-more-omicron-community-cases-cambodia

20 January 2022. China’s capital Beijing ramped up efforts to curb COVID-19 infections, ordering checks among cold-chain firms and urging residents to cut unnecessary gatherings, as city reported an uptick in local cases weeks before the Winter Olympics.https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijing-city-raises-vigilance-local-covid-cases-tick-higher-before-olympics-2022-01-20/