29 December 2021. China recorded 197 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, as the nation battles an outbreak in the city of Xi’an that forced its 13 million residents into a strict lockdown last week. According to state-run People’s Daily, China has reported a total of 101,683 Covid-19 cases and 4,636 deaths.https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/omicron-variant-coronavirus-news-12-29-21/h_1d2d0b2d7b4328d016b50ef9ae913fc5

29 December 2021. WHO warned that the Omicron variant could lead to overwhelmed healthcare systems. Cambodia’s Omicron infections jumped to 33 since the first cases were detected on December 14.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50996924/who-warns-of-omicron-overload-as-cambodias-cases-increase-to-33-since-december-14/

29 December 2021. Thailand has now reported 740 cases of the Omicron variant. Two separate outbreaks from Kap Choeng district (Surin, Thailand) directly borders Cambodia. Three Omicron cases have been found in the district and 49 people are at ‘high risk’, which will heighten fears of Omicron entering Cambodia via land border crossings.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50997271/foriegn-super-spreaders-responsible-for-at-least-250-omicron-cases-in-thailand-as-total-new-variant-cases-surge-to-740/

29 December 2021. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has continued to increase in Xi’an, Shaanxi province (China), as the city stepped up mass nucleic acid tests and found more risk areas. Xi’an reported 175 of Shaanxi’s 180 confirmed cases on Monday, bringing the city’s total number of confirmed cases to 811.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202112/29/WS61cbbeb6a310cdd39bc7e0b7.html

29 December 2021. Myanmar confirmed its first four cases of the highly infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 from returnees from Dubai, raising fears that the country is set to experience another devastating wave of coronavirus.https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-records-first-cases-of-omicron-covid-19-variant.html

28 December 2021. Vietnam District and village authorities will be tasked with policing parties and gatherings, which will be promptly shut down and violators detained. The notice comes amid fears of an outbreak of the Omicron variant.https://laotiantimes.com/2021/12/28/covid-curbs-dampen-new-year-celebrations-vientiane-capital/

28 December 2021. Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi province, has tightened control measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus after the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city continued to witness sharp growth.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202112/28/WS61ca7d45a310cdd39bc7ddfc.html

28 December 2021. Vietnam Prime Minister has called on the nation to do everything necessary to protect the most vulnerable against COVID-19. He also urged medical teams to go door-to-door to identify those who have not been vaccinated and arrange inoculations, especially for those people with mobility difficulties.https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40010498

28 December 2021. Thailand Ministry of Public Health reported that there are 2,305 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 54 of whom have been found in prisons. The country’s total caseload from Covid-19 stands at 2,214,712 – 2,159,443 of whom have recovered, 33,639 are still in hospitals and 21,630 have died.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40010496

28 December 2021. Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm District has been treating asymptomatic COVID-19 patients at home, with the model garnering praise from residents. The district uses software to monitor COVID-19 patients under guidance of health department. Through this software, the medical force can provide appropriate and timely support.https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1109658/ha-nois-model-of-treating-covid-19-patients-at-home-applauded-by-local-people.html