27 September 2021. Conducting tests has effectively eased the Covid-19 situation in Surat Thani’s Koh Tao Island (Thailand). Authorities announced that almost 98 % of the island’s population has been tested for Covid-19 and the infection rate is under control. https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40006701

27 September 2021. Authorities in Chanthabouly District, Vientiane Capital (Laos) have ordered the closure of Thongkhankham Market after Covid infections were reported. The fresh market at the rear of Thongkhankham Market will be closed for disinfection.https://laotiantimes.com/2021/09/27/thongkhankham-market-closes-for-disinfection/

27 September 2021. The Chinese mainland reported 13 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday. Of the new local cases, 11 were reported in Heilongjiang and two in Fujian.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202109/27/WS6151261da310cdd39bc6bc3b.html

27 September 2021. For the 4th day running, new cases were above 800 as Cambodia recorded its highest daily new cases. The Kingdom has seen a surge in cases related to the recent ‘pagoda outbreaks’ in Phnom Penh, and in the ongoing hotspot of Siem Reap.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50942609/active-cases-surge-as-cambodia-records-highest-daily-new-case-total-since-july/

23 September 2021. Airports of Thailand (AoT) has revealed that authorities are repurposing the Advance Passenger Processing System (APPS), to check incoming air passengers’ health documentation ahead of their arrival, as the country is set to reopen to tourism starting next month.https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/thailand-ramps-up-health-screening-of-international-arrivals-372910

23 September 2021. President of the Lao Garments Association has given a statement that outbreaks of Covid-19 among workers at several garment factories in the nation’s capital have caused a surge in community spread of the virus, prompting the city to go into full lockdown.https://laotiantimes.com/2021/09/23/garment-association-president-clarifies-covid-19-spread-at-garment-factories/

23 September 2021. Vietnam’s Health Ministry has conditionally approved eight COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use in the country, such as: Vaccine Abdala by AICA – Cuba, Vaccine Hayat-Vax, COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen, Spikevax (COVID-19 vaccine Moderna), Vero-cell by Sinopharm, Comirnaty (or Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine), Sputnik-V, and A2D1222 by AstraZeneca.https://en.vietnamplus.vn/eight-covid19-vaccines-conditionally-approved-for-emergency-use-in-vietnam/208396.vnp

23 September 2021. Lao Airlines had suspended all flights from Vientiane to provinces until further notice as Covid-19 cases hit a new high in the capital city. In an attempt to halt the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant, the Vientiane Southern Bus Station Management Board also confirmed it had suspended inter-city passenger transport.https://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2021/09/lao-airlines-suspends-domestic-flights/

23 September 2021. Thailand Ministry of Public Health reported that there are 13,256 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 478 of whom have been found in prisons. Cumulative cases in the country are at 1,524,613 with 12,778 total deaths.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40006537

23 September 2021. The Department of Health of HCMC (Vietnam) has issued an urgent dispatch on establishing the Community-based Covid-19 Patient Care teams in districts and Thu Duc City.https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/health/hcmc-to-establish-communitybased-covid19-patient-care-teams-94855.html