28 March 2022. Cambodia today recorded the 52nd consecutive day of the new ‘Omicron Surge’ – but numbers appear to be dropping. Today’s official daily new COVID case total was 54 – all the Omicron variant – bringing the COVID case total to 135,513 cases.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501048645/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-daily-cases-low-again-for-cambodia/
28 March 2022. The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 1,219 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. Of new cases, 1,086 were reported in Jilin, 50 in Shanghai, 12 in Liaoning, and 10 in Heilongjiang. The rest of cases were reported in 14 provincial-level regions. https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202203/28/WS62411515a310fd2b29e53a1c.html
28 March 2022. The Vietnam Health Ministry said that children aged between 5-11 will be vaccinated against Covid-19 from early April. Training on vaccination for children has been conducted nationwide.https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/health/vietnam-to-vaccinate-children-aged-511-against-covid19-in-early-april-98149.html
27 March 2022. Myanmar recorded 130 new COVID-19 cases and one more death on Sunday. The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 610,858, with 19,430 deaths. Nationwide, 568,349 patients have recovered.https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/20220327/588598e2f44f4528b2bf2b5ad6cd293f/c.html
28 March 2022. Thailand Ministry of Public Health reported that there are 24,635 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 34 of whom have arrived in Thailand from abroad. Cumulative cases in the country since January 1, 2022 are at 1,330,285.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40013891
27 March 2022. A waterborne typhoid fever outbreak caused by XDR S. Typhi in Beijing municipality. This was the first report of the XDR S. Typhi triggered outbreak in Beijing, which was also rare in China. https://outbreaknewstoday.com/china-xdr-typhoid-fever-outbreak-in-beijing-86913/
22 March 2022. Though Covid-19 infections and deaths are surging in Thailand and the authorities have put the country under the highest alert level, the government is still hoping to declare the virus endemic by July.https://www.nationthailand.com/life/40013672
22 March 2022. Hong Kong announced a raft of changes due to developments in its COVID-19 pandemic situation, including shelving compulsory mass testing, lifting flight bans on nine countries and most social distancing measures will remain in place.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202203/22/WS62393548a310fd2b29e5275f.html
22 March 2022. Cambodia is presently the easiest country to travel to in Southeast Asia. The ministry of health released a statement earlier today that the country is further easing arrival requirements for international travellers.https://www.traveldailymedia.com/cambodia-travel-made-simple-just-pack-and-go/
22 March 2022. The Vietnam Ministry of Health has officially issued the long-awaited Covid-19 protocols for foreign arrivals in Vietnam. The regulations state that visitors with negative Covid-19 tests can enjoy quarantine-free travel from day one.https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/health/vietnam-drops-quarantine-requirements-for-foreign-arrivals-98037.html