22 May 2023. Vietname Prime Minister assigned Ministry of Health to coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to prepare a dossier to reclassify COVID-19 from group A to group B infectious disease and announce the end of the pandemic.

21 May 2023. Thailand public health expert said that the 2^nd week of May has seen 38% more Covid-19 patients being hospitalized across country compared to 1^st week. Patients are still at risk of developing severe symptoms, death or long Covid.

21 May 2023. China will continue enhancing international cooperation to safeguard global health security and advance the establishment of a global community of health for all. During the 76th World Health Assembly, the delegation will engage in the evaluation of more than 70 proposals related to preparedness and response to public health emergencies, universal health coverage, and NCDs.

19 May 2023. WHO is releasing the 2023 edition of its annual World Health Statistics report with new figures on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the latest statistics on progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

19 May 2023. Extremely Severe Cyclone Mocha crossed the coast near Sittwe in Rakhine. There are rising concerns for spread of waterborne diseases, while most health facilities are affected, resulting in a shortage of medicines, medical supplies and health staff. Many laboratories and operating theatres are non-functional.

14 May 2023. Hydrometeorological conditions are predicted to increase the risk of dengue in future in mainland China in disproportionate patterns. The findings have implications for preparation of PH interventions to minimize health hazards of non-optimal hydrometeorological conditions in a context of climate change.

12 May 2023. Vietnam Ministry of Health is continuing to develop a sustainable response plan to the COVID-19 pandemic in the new situation, considering the context of dangerous new variants appearing.

12 May 2023. World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it was ending a 10-month-long global health emergency for mpox, a viral disease that led to confirmed cases in more than a hundred countries.

9 May 2023. Health sector of Dien Bien province, Vietnam urgently implementing epidemic prevention measures after recording a death from diphtheria. After grasping the information, the functional forces of Dien Bien Dong district carried out disinfecting the environment around the house, school and patient’s residence.

8 May 2023. In December 2022, a single reported case of diphtheria in Lao PDR suddenly escalated into a full-blown outbreak. Soon, there were 60 patients across Huaphanh and Bolikhamxay provinces. Since last outbreak in 2012, vaccination rates had fallen off, leaving a dangerous immunity gap that needed to be closed.