19 January 2022. Laos has recorded 1,281 cases of Covid-19 across the country, with seven new deaths confirmed. There were 1,279 cases of community spread and two imported cases across the country.https://laotiantimes.com/2022/01/19/laos-confirms-1281-new-cases-of-covid-19-seven-deaths/
19 January 2022. Vietnam recorded 15,959 cases of COVID-19, including 23 imported ones. Hanoi continued to record the highest number of infections with 2,909 cases, followed by Da Nang with 892 and Khanh Hoa with 652. The national tally reached 2,078,087, including 108 infections of Omicron.https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-confirms-15959-covid19-cases-on-january-19/220953.vnp
17 January 2022. Thailand registered 13 more Covid-19 fatalities and 6,929 new cases during the previous 24 hours. There were 6,720 cases in the general population and 209 among prison inmates.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2248647/6-929-new-covid-cases-13-more-deaths
17 January 2022. China approved a new COVID-19 testing kit, developed by Tsinghua University, that can accurately diagnose 15 common strains of the novel coronavirus, including the Delta and Omicron variants.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202201/17/WS61e4c54ba310cdd39bc815e0.html
17 January 2022. An 86-year-old woman, who had apparently received two Pfizer jabs, became the first person in Thailand to succumb to the Omicron variant.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40011156
16 January 2022. In the first two days of the fourth-dose Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Cambodia, more than 43,000 people volunteered to get the jabs, while over 4.6 million people have received a third shot.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fourth-dose-covid-booster-drive-jabs-43k-two-days
16 January 2022. Over 1.26 billion Chinese people, or nearly 90 percent of the country’s population, have received COVID-19 vaccine jab. Among them, more than 1.22 billion have completed their vaccination.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202201/16/WS61e2aa16a310cdd39bc81454.html
16 January 2022. The capital of Vietnam, Hanoi, reported for the first time a daily case count topping 3,000. While nationally, 16,040 total cases were reported, including 171 deaths. Vietnam has recorded 50 cases of COVID-19 due to Omicron variant to date.https://outbreaknewstoday.com/vietnam-hanoi-tops-3000-daily-cases-for-the-first-time-friday-84561/
16 January 2022. Myanmar reported 123 new COVID-19 infections with a daily positivity rate of 1.60 percent in the past 24 hours. The number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 533,144. The death toll has reached 19,302 after one more death was reported.https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/1885667-myanmar-reports-123-new-covid-19-cases
16 January 2022. HCM City’s health department announced a total of 18 new Omicron cases, all imported cases that were quarantined on arrival. They are currently under quarantine and medical observation at the No.12 COVID-19 field hospital in Thủ Đức City. https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1115691/hcm-city-logs-18-new-omicron-cases-over-the-weekend.html