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

9 December 2021. The Chinese mainland reported 60 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. Of the new local cases, 42 were reported in Inner Mongolia, 12 in Zhejiang, four in Heilongjiang, and one each in Jiangsu and Yunnan. Also reported were 23 new imported cases in eight provincial-level regions.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202112/09/WS61b1601ba310cdd39bc7a45f.html

9 December 2021. Thailand Ministry of Public Health reported on Thursday (December 9) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 4,203 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 42 of whom have been found in prisons.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40009779

8 December 2021. Laos’s Tourism Ministry said the government and private sectors are working together to reopen Laos to fully vaccinated tourists in 2022, with specifics on quarantine upon arrival still being discussed.https://thethaiger.com/news/regional/laos-to-reopen-to-fully-vaccinated-international-tourists-in-2022

8 December 2021. China’s medical products regulator said it had approved the use of Brii Biosciences’ neutralising antibody cocktail for COVID-19, the first treatment of its type against the virus given the go-ahead in the country. https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1839602-china-approves-brii-covid-treatment-in-adults-teenagers

8 December 2021. Laos has recorded 1,209 cases of Covid-19 across the country, with five new deaths confirmed. First dose vaccinations have now reached 55.74% of the population, while second dose vaccinations have now reached 44.16%.https://laotiantimes.com/2021/12/08/laos-confirms-1209-new-cases-of-covid-19-and-five-deaths/

8 December 2021. The Cambodia Ministry of Health reported 14 new Covid-19 cases, two of which were imported. As of December 8, Cambodia had recorded a total of 120,300 Covid-19 cases with 116,655 recoveries and 2,971 fatalities.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/four-more-covid-deaths-14-infections-cambodia-0

8 December 2021. Myanmar reported 398 new COVID-19 infections with daily positivity rate of 2.1 percent in the past 24 hours. The number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 525,403 while the death toll has reached 19,157.https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/1839574-myanmar-reports-398-new-covid-19-infections-5-more-deaths

8 December 2021. The Greater Mekong subregion continued to see significant progress against Malaria. The great successes seen in Cambodia, Viet Nam and Thailand, reflection of strengthening health systems, focusing on access to hard-to-reach communities and maintaining funding to help ensure surveillance and case management.https://www.expresshealthcare.in/news/asia-pacific-makes-steady-progress-against-malaria-during-the-pandemic-yet-gaps-remain-in-some-high-burden-countries/432465/