14 December 2021. The Thailand government will expedite Covid-19 booster shots to strengthen people’s immunity in preparation for any local transmission of the Omicron coronavirus variant.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2231291/booster-jabs-fast-tracked-for-omicron

14 December 2021. The Chinese mainland reported on Monday its first case of the highly transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant in Tianjin as authorities in Zhejiang province stepped up measures to control outbreaks of the Delta strain.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202112/14/WS61b7eeeaa310cdd39bc7b21f.html

14 December 2021. The Cambodia Ministry of Health reported 12 new Covid-19 cases. As of December 14, Cambodia had recorded a total of 120,382 Covid-19 cases with 116,734 recoveries and 2,992 fatalities.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/three-more-covid-deaths-12-infections-cambodia-1

14 December 2021. According to a release from the Ministry of Health on Monday (Dec 13), Myanmar reported 250 new Covid-19 infections with daily positivity rate of 1.64 per cent in the past 24 hours.https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2021/12/14/myanmar-reports-250-new-covid-19-infections-5-more-deaths

14 December 2021. Thailand Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday (December 14) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 2,862 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 17 of whom have been found in prisons.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40009942

13 December 2021. China’s Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical said on Monday a small laboratory test showed its COVID-19 vaccine could trigger antibodies against the Omicron variant though the response was weaker than against an older virus variants.https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1845016-antibody-response-from-china-zhifeis-covid-shot-weaker-against-omicron

13 December 2021. In a development, the positivity rate of Covid-19 in Myanmar has been around 2 percent. Over 13 million people have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 across Myanmar as of Saturday.https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2021/12/13/over-13-million-people-fully-vaccinated-in-myanmar

13 December 2021. Two ministries and a wildlife NGO in Cambodia are working together to conduct research on avian influenza in wild birds in protected areas as well as in domesticated birds in an effort to detect any unknown outbreaks of the virus and promote awareness of the risks posed by avian virus transmission to humans.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministries-ngo-teaming-avian-influenza-research

13 December 2021. The Vietnam Ministry of Health documented 15,377 more COVID-19 cases across Vietnam on Monday, along with 1,192 recoveries and 242 virus-related deaths. The latest infections, including 28 imported and 15,349 domestic transmissions, were recorded in 60 provinces and cities.https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20211213/health-ministry-records-1000-new-coronavirus-cases-in-hanoi-15377-nationwide/64703.html

13 December 2021. The Thailand Public Health Ministry said on Monday that there are eight Omicron cases in Thailand, with three samples awaiting confirmation. No infections from hybrid variants have been detected in Thailand so far and the spread of the Delta variant also appears to have slowed down in Bangkok.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40009923