19 December 2021. The Vietnam Ministry of Health urged scientists in institutes of Hygiene and Epidemiology and the Ho Chi Minh City-based Pasteur Institute to race to detect Omicron variant, the latest SARS-CoV-2 variant, of concern genome sequencing of imported people infected with Covid-19 from November 28 till now.https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/health/ministry-urges-genome-sequencing-of-imported-covid19-cases-96379.html

19 December 2021. Health officials have predicted that the Omicron coronavirus variant will spread widely across the globe in 2022, with Cambodia reporting four imported cases in one week. https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/officials-portend-global-omicron-spread-2022

19 December 2021. A number of hemorrhagic fever cases caused by Hantavirus have been reported in the city of Xi’an in Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province.https://outbreaknewstoday.com/hantavirus-infections-reported-in-xian-shaanxi-province-15821/

14 December 2021. Facing the complicated development of the Covid-19 epidemic, especially the Omicron variant, Ho Chi Minh City has made changes in its epidemic prevention strategy by paying heeds to protection of people at risk from Covid-19.https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/health/hcmc-pays-heed-to-protection-of-people-at-risk-from-covid19-96301.html

14 December 2021. The Thailand government will expedite Covid-19 booster shots to strengthen people’s immunity in preparation for any local transmission of the Omicron coronavirus variant.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2231291/booster-jabs-fast-tracked-for-omicron

14 December 2021. The Chinese mainland reported on Monday its first case of the highly transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant in Tianjin as authorities in Zhejiang province stepped up measures to control outbreaks of the Delta strain.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202112/14/WS61b7eeeaa310cdd39bc7b21f.html

14 December 2021. The Cambodia Ministry of Health reported 12 new Covid-19 cases. As of December 14, Cambodia had recorded a total of 120,382 Covid-19 cases with 116,734 recoveries and 2,992 fatalities.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/three-more-covid-deaths-12-infections-cambodia-1

14 December 2021. According to a release from the Ministry of Health on Monday (Dec 13), Myanmar reported 250 new Covid-19 infections with daily positivity rate of 1.64 per cent in the past 24 hours.https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2021/12/14/myanmar-reports-250-new-covid-19-infections-5-more-deaths

14 December 2021. Thailand Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday (December 14) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 2,862 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 17 of whom have been found in prisons.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40009942

13 December 2021. China’s Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical said on Monday a small laboratory test showed its COVID-19 vaccine could trigger antibodies against the Omicron variant though the response was weaker than against an older virus variants.https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1845016-antibody-response-from-china-zhifeis-covid-shot-weaker-against-omicron