01 September 2021. HCM City (Vietnam) will continue to speed up mass testing to discover positive cases that need quarantine and treatment. Treatment has improved as patients have been classified depending on their symptoms, while ensure oxygen supply to cope with new cases and critically ill patients.https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1023340/city-to-speed-up-mass-testing-ensure-oxygen-supply.html

01 September 2021. Samut Sakhon (Thailand) will offer walk-in Covid-19 vaccination services for people aged 18 and over. The provincial CDC committee recently resolved to offer walk-in Covid-19 inoculations at 11 venues, including private and public hospitals. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2174307/walk-in-jabs-begin-in-hard-hit-province

01 September 2021. Chinese researchers are calling for global cooperation to improve understanding of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 via cold chains as part of efforts to trace the origins of the virus.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202109/01/WS612eb31ba310efa1bd66c69c.html

01 September 2021. The Ministry of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Health in Vietnam have introduced the first version of an e-handbook on COVID-19 prevention and control. The e-handbook comprises four major sections, including data, documents, information and technology.https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1023341/e-handbook-on-covid-19-prevention-and-control-debuts.html

01 September 2021. The Thailand National Health Security Office (NHSO) has a free Covid-19 test service at the government complex in Chaeng Watthana that is targeting people from service sectors such as restaurants, massage shops and hair salons.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2174263/free-covid-19-tests-for-service-workers

01 September 2021. Laos has confirmed 264 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases to 15,283. Some 54 cases of community spread were confirmed. The country now has 5,418 active cases, and has confirmed 14 deaths as a result of Covid-19.https://laotiantimes.com/2021/09/01/laos-confirms-264-new-cases-of-covid-19/

01 September 2021. The Cambodia Ministry of Health reported 455 new Covid-19 cases, 80 of which were imported. As of September 1, Cambodia had recorded a total of 93,510 Covid-19 cases with 89,114 recoveries and 1,916 fatalities.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/13-more-covid-deaths-455-infections-cambodia

31 August 2021. According to the IndustriALL global trade union, garment workers in Myanmar are working in factories without measures to protect them from COVID-19. The IWFM says that more than 100 factory-level union leaders have been infected.https://www.ecotextile.com/2021083128262/social-compliance-csr-news/garment-workers-risking-covid-in-myanmar.html

31 August 2021. Shanghai will start including local residents between 12 and 14 in its free voluntary COVID-19 vaccination drive. The health authority clarified juveniles must be accompanied by parents or guardians when getting immunized.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202108/31/WS612df6dda310efa1bd66c61b.html

31 August 2021. The Mayor of Vientiane Capital has issued an urgent order increasing Covid-19 restrictions and imposing a curfew in the nation’s capital. Under the order, new restrictions and prohibitions will remain in place until the situation can be controlled.https://laotiantimes.com/2021/08/31/mayor-of-vientiane-orders-curfew-increased-covid-restrictions/