Regional AlertVietnam reports first avian flu infection in 8 years October 25, 2022By MBDS Team21 October 2022. Vietnam’s health ministry has reported its first human avian flu case in more than 8 years. Also, China reported another H5N6 avian flu case, also serious, and Montana officials have detected a highly pathogenic H5N4 strain in backyard poultry. READ MORE
Regional AlertMinistry sets up inspection teams after detecting first monkeypox case in HCMC October 9, 2022By MBDS Team7 October 2022. The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health pays special attention to monitoring and detecting imported cases at Tan Son Nhat International Airport and seaports. At the same time, the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City also increased information on the prevention of monkeypox to city dwellers. READ MORE
Regional AlertChinese mainland reports 216 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases October 9, 2022By MBDS Team7 October 2022. According to the National Health Commission, the Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 216 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 42 in Sichuan and 41 in Guangdong. READ MORE
Regional AlertPfizer tot shots to start Oct 12 October 9, 2022By MBDS Team7 October 2022. The Ministry of Public Health will inoculate young children aged six months to four years old with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine starting next Wednesday. READ MORE
Regional AlertHCM City to adopt 3-level model for dengue treatment October 9, 2022By MBDS Team6 October 2022. HCM City health authorities want hospitals and medical facilities to adopt the three-level model successfully used last year against COVID-19 for treating dengue, which has claimed 26 lives this year, the highest rate in a decade. READ MORE
Regional AlertLaos sets target to vaccinate over 80 pct of children aged 6 to 11 in 2022 October 9, 2022By MBDS Team6 October 2022. The Lao Ministry of Health has set a target for more than 80 percent, ideally 100 percent, of children aged 6-11 to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of 2022. So far, 712,532 children aged 6-11, accounting for 76.1 percent, have had a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 531,110 children, or 56.7 percent, have had two doses. READ MORE
Regional AlertCOVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia well under control October 9, 2022By MBDS Team6 October 2022. According to the Cambodian Health Ministry, foreigners who enter Cambodia are no longer required to show a health declaration or COVID-19 vaccination certificate upon arrival at land, sea and air entrances from October 3. READ MORE
Regional AlertBig data key to post-pandemic recovery in Cambodia October 1, 2022By MBDS Team30 September 2022. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) report highlighted that the increasing use of digital technology and big data hold the key to fast-tracking post-Covid-19 economic recovery in Southeast Asia (SEA), including Cambodia. READ MORE
Regional AlertMasks rule to stay for public transport October 1, 2022By MBDS Team30 September 2022. Covid-19 in Thailand will be eased from dangerous communicable disease to a communicable disease under surveillance on Saturday, as re-stated on Thursday by Deputy Director of the Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health. READ MORE
