8 March 2022. The statistics of CDC of Ben Tre Province showed that the whole province recorded 504 new Covid-19 cases, including 183 cases related to educational institutions. The number of Covid-19 infectious cases in the province tended to rise but almost all of the cases are moderate and the provincial medical sector was well controlled.https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/health/mekong-delta-number-of-covid19-cases-in-schools-on-rise-97752.html

8 March 2022. Laos authorities have announced that foreigners wanting to enter Laos need to register to get a QR code (Vaccine ID) online at ‘laogreenpass.gov.la’ in order to certify their vaccination status and RT-PCR test result.https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/03/08/online-procedure-for-entry-into-laos-explained

8 March 2022. A worker at a horse ranch in north has been diagnosed with hantavirus, the first case in Taiwan this year. Taiwan reported ten hantavirus cases in 2021, including people in Kaohsiung, Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Changhua, and Taichung.https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4465344

8 March 2022. Thailand Ministry of Public Health reported that there are 18,943 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 66 of whom have arrived in Thailand from abroad. Cumulative cases in the country since January 1, 2022 are at 843,365.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40013146

7 March 2022. Cambodia has approved for healthcare institutions to provide Covid-19 antiviral medicine Molnupiravir at no cost to medical and frontline workers who have tested positive and are exhibiting mild symptoms that can be treated at home.https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/03/07/cambodia039s-hun-sen-says-molnupiravir-is-free-for-frontline-worker-as-health-ministry-reports-another-306-omicton-cases

7 March 2022. Laos has recorded 165 cases of Covid-19 across the country. There were 138 cases of community spread and 27 imported cases. Laos now has 1,731 active cases of Covid-19, with 631 confirmed deaths, and 144,320 total cases.https://laotiantimes.com/2022/03/07/laos-confirms-165-new-cases-of-covid-19/

7 March 2022. China will continue its routine COVID-19 control measures this year, with a focus on rolling out targeted and scientific measures to minimize their impact on normal production and lives, as well as accelerating research into vaccines and medicines.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202203/07/WS62256ba7a310cdd39bc8ad15.html

7 March 2022. The BA.2 sub variant of the COVID-19 Omicron variant is spreading rapidly across Thailand and is replacing the BA.1 as the dominant sub variant. Medicine which is effective against the Delta variant and BA.1 is not as effective against the BA.2https://www.thaipbsworld.com/ba-2-sub-variant-of-omicron-becoming-dominant-strain-in-thailand/