03 February 2021. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, who heads the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control, ordered all citizens to submit the mandatory health declarations. Authorities identified a new outbreak centered on Hai Duong caused by the variant of the virus first detected in the UK.https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/covid-02032021160643.html

02 February 2021. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found the norovirus in 255 kilograms of oysters from Vietnam and hepatitis A in a separate 270 kg batch of raw oysters imported from the same country.https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4117980

02 February 2021. The Lao government has instructed local authorities to carefully monitor people entering Laos and quarantine returning workers to prevent the spread of COVID-19.https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-02/02/c_139716545.htm

01 February 2021. China has said it is cracking down on a crime ring making “fake vaccines” for Covid-19. Police departments in Jiangsu, Beijing and Shandong have arrested peoples involved in producing more than 3,000 fake Covid-19 vaccine.https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/01/asia/china-fake-covid-vaccines-intl/index.html

01 February 2021. One year since the first confirmed imported and local cases of COVID-19 were reported in Thailand in January 2020, Myanmar refugees are continuing to share COVID-19 prevention information in solidarity with the people of Thailand and in support of the ongoing efforts of the Thai Government.https://reliefweb.int/report/thailand/one-year-myanmar-refugees-support-covid-19-prevention-efforts-thailand

31 January 2021. Thailand’s vaccination programme will be divided into three phases, with priority given to healthcare workers, the elderly and the seriously ill. The vaccines will be administered by the national vaccine committee and the Public Health Ministry will closely monitor and assess the procedures.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2060103/covid-19-vaccines-to-be-distributed-in-3-phases

30 January 2021. A World Health Organization team visited a hospital where China says the first COVID-19 patients were treated more than a year ago as part of the experts’ long-awaited fact-finding mission on the origins of the coronavirus.https://www.channel3000.com/i/who-team-to-begin-face-to-face-meetings-with-china-experts/

https://www.ft.com/content/1b4cac84-371f-4ab0-8a1a-63e05ca54fbd29 January 2021. Vietnam is preparing for as many as 30,000 new Covid-19 cases as the more infectious variant of the virus first detected in the UK spreads through the north of the country.

29 January 2021. The highest number of 24 dengue cases were reported in the Lao capital Vientiane. The health ministry urged people countrywide to remain vigilant and help control the spread of dengue fever as infections continue to rise.https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/29/c_139706885.htm

28 January 2021. Unsurprisingly, distribution of vaccines is expected to track global distributions of wealth. According to the EIU report, “The bulk of the adult population in advanced economies will have been vaccinated by mid-2022. For middle-income countries, this timeline will stretch to late 2022 or early 2023.https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/southeast-asia-covid-19-vaccine-coverage-a-long-way-off-report/