22 November 2021. In Thailand, 1,400 cases of drug-resistant TB were found last year, while antiretrovirals are at risk of becoming less effective due to the emergence of drug-resistant HIV. Resistance to chloroquine has also been reported all across Greater Mekong Sub-region, of which Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos are a part of.https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2219207/can-we-afford-to-lose-effective-drugs-

19 November 2021. Vietnam’s commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City has ordered bars, spas and karaoke clubs to shut two days after allowing them to reopen to stem another coronavirus surge as cases climbed anew.https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/travel/vietnams-ho-chi-minh-city-orders-shutdown-of-bars-spas-again-over-covid-fears-101637301949002.html

19 November 2021. Thailand Chulalongkorn University’s Centre of Excellence in Vaccine Research and Development expects to register its mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, known as ChulaCov-19, in the middle of next year. ChulaCov-19 is about to enter its third phase of human trials with jabs scheduled to be administered early next year to March.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2217851/thai-vaccine-to-enter-third-phase-of-trials

19 November 2021. JS016, a COVID-19 treatment with China’s independent intellectual property, has been approved for emergency use by 15 countries, with the combination of another neutralizing antibody.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202111/19/WS61970fbea310cdd39bc76513.html

19 November 2021. Out of the 15 imported cases of COVID-19 reported by Thailand, six were from Cambodia. The rest were  from Singapore (1), the United States (2), the United Kingdom (1), the United Arab Emirates (1), Qatar (1), Malaysia (1) and Myanmar (2).https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50973554/thailand-reports-six-out-of-15-imported-cases-of-covid-19-are-from-cambodia/

19 November 2021. The Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in coordination with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) on November 18 launched a campaign to raise public awareness on responsible use of antibiotics in Vietnam.https://en.vietnamplus.vn/campaign-launched-to-raise-public-awareness-on-responsible-antibiotic-use/215763.vnp

19 November 2021. Taiwan study (led by the National Taiwan University Hospital) has found that the combination of AstraZeneca (AZ) and Moderna doses performs five times better than two AZ doses in fighting the highly-contagious Delta variant.https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4350203

19 November 2021. The Cambodia Ministry of Health on November 19 reported 45 new Covid-19 cases, five of which were imported.  As of November 19, Cambodia had recorded a total of 119,786 Covid-19 cases with 116,170 recoveries and 2,891 fatalities.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/four-more-covid-deaths-45-infections-cambodia

19 November 2021. Thailand Ministry of Public Health reported that there are 6,855 new patients who COVID-19 positive, 224 of whom have been found in prisons. Death toll increased by 51, while 7,655 patients were cured and allowed to leave hospitals.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40009008

18 November 2021. According to a release from the Myanmar Ministry of Health on Wednesday, over 10 million people had been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 across Myanmar and over 5 million people had received their first jab of Covid-19 vaccines.https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2021/11/18/over-10-million-people-fully-vaccinated-in-myanmar