19 January 2022. Chinese health authorities have adopted faster-pooled tests for the coronavirus that allow professional labs to process 20 samples at a time. The new testing approach will be introduced across the country while ensuring quality results.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202201/19/WS61e7d496a310cdd39bc82176.html
19 January 2022. The Cambodia national Covid 19 vaccination committee is continuing to push for an increase in at-home vaccinations for those who live in remote areas and cannot access designated sites. https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-plans-mobile-teams-remote-rural-vaccinations
19 January 2022. Vietnam recorded 15,959 cases of COVID-19, including 23 imported ones. Hanoi continued to record the highest number of infections with 2,909 cases, followed by Da Nang with 892 and Khanh Hoa with 652. The national tally reached 2,078,087, including 108 infections of Omicron.https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-confirms-15959-covid19-cases-on-january-19/220953.vnp
19 January 2022. Laos has recorded 1,281 cases of Covid-19 across the country, with seven new deaths confirmed. There were 1,279 cases of community spread and two imported cases across the country.https://laotiantimes.com/2022/01/19/laos-confirms-1281-new-cases-of-covid-19-seven-deaths/
19 January 2022. Vietnam recorded 15,959 cases of COVID-19, including 23 imported ones. Hanoi continued to record the highest number of infections with 2,909 cases, followed by Da Nang with 892 and Khanh Hoa with 652. The national tally reached 2,078,087, including 108 infections of Omicron.https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-confirms-15959-covid19-cases-on-january-19/220953.vnp
17 January 2022. Thailand registered 13 more Covid-19 fatalities and 6,929 new cases during the previous 24 hours. There were 6,720 cases in the general population and 209 among prison inmates.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2248647/6-929-new-covid-cases-13-more-deaths
17 January 2022. China approved a new COVID-19 testing kit, developed by Tsinghua University, that can accurately diagnose 15 common strains of the novel coronavirus, including the Delta and Omicron variants.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202201/17/WS61e4c54ba310cdd39bc815e0.html
17 January 2022. An 86-year-old woman, who had apparently received two Pfizer jabs, became the first person in Thailand to succumb to the Omicron variant.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40011156
16 January 2022. In the first two days of the fourth-dose Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Cambodia, more than 43,000 people volunteered to get the jabs, while over 4.6 million people have received a third shot.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fourth-dose-covid-booster-drive-jabs-43k-two-days
16 January 2022. Over 1.26 billion Chinese people, or nearly 90 percent of the country’s population, have received COVID-19 vaccine jab. Among them, more than 1.22 billion have completed their vaccination.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202201/16/WS61e2aa16a310cdd39bc81454.html