13 December 2021. In a development, the positivity rate of Covid-19 in Myanmar has been around 2 percent. Over 13 million people have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 across Myanmar as of Saturday.https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2021/12/13/over-13-million-people-fully-vaccinated-in-myanmar

13 December 2021. Two ministries and a wildlife NGO in Cambodia are working together to conduct research on avian influenza in wild birds in protected areas as well as in domesticated birds in an effort to detect any unknown outbreaks of the virus and promote awareness of the risks posed by avian virus transmission to humans.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministries-ngo-teaming-avian-influenza-research

13 December 2021. The Vietnam Ministry of Health documented 15,377 more COVID-19 cases across Vietnam on Monday, along with 1,192 recoveries and 242 virus-related deaths. The latest infections, including 28 imported and 15,349 domestic transmissions, were recorded in 60 provinces and cities.https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20211213/health-ministry-records-1000-new-coronavirus-cases-in-hanoi-15377-nationwide/64703.html

13 December 2021. The Thailand Public Health Ministry said on Monday that there are eight Omicron cases in Thailand, with three samples awaiting confirmation. No infections from hybrid variants have been detected in Thailand so far and the spread of the Delta variant also appears to have slowed down in Bangkok.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40009923

9 December 2021. Authorities in Yangtze River Delta (China) have activated emergency response systems to combat the latest round of COVID-19 cases found in major cities in the region in the past few days. All patients were diagnosed with mild COVID-19 symptoms caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202112/09/WS61b147fda310cdd39bc7a35d.html

9 December 2021. Omicron can spread twice as quickly as the Delta variant and two doses of current vaccinations are unlikely to provide immunity against it. However, it is thought to be less severe than Delta, according to available information from Africa.https://www.nationthailand.com/life/40009798

9 December 2021. Vietnam Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Health (MoH) to promptly build a plan for vaccinating children aged 5-11 against COVID-19. The PM also urged the ministry to further speed up vaccine rollout nationwide as the country is set to complete the inoculation of adults (aged 18 and above) with two jabs by December 15.https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-plans-to-inoculate-children-aged-511-against-covid19/216850.vnp

9 December 2021. Cambodia is now living with COVID-19 and very large number of populations have been vaccinated and the government began reopening the country for business, while continuing to enforce protective health measures.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50985386/cambodia-is-now-living-with-covid-19/

9 December 2021. The Thailand government is expected to ease Covid-19 restrictions further now the situation has started to improve, though two more potential cases of the Omicron variant were detected yesterday. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2228819/two-more-potential-omicron-cases-found

9 December 2021. More than 100 Vietnamese and Lao military doctors provided health checkup for over 2,000 border residents of the two countries from December 5-8. The programme is expected to consolidate and enhance the special solidarity and close ties between Vietnamese and Lao States, people, armies and military medical sectors.https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnamese-lao-military-doctors-provide-medical-checkup-for-border-residents/216849.vnp