7 September 2021. Lao health officials will beef up screening and quarantine procedures for Lao nationals returning from Thailand, to stem the spread of COVID-19 infections.https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2021/09/07/laos-health-officials-step-up-covid-19-checks-on-migrant-workers-as-local-cases-continue-to-rise-in-country

7 September 2021. Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported investigating a probable case of botulism after receiving injections of botulinum toxin locally.https://outbreaknewstoday.com/hong-kong-reports-probable-botulism-case-in-woman-post-botulinum-toxin-injections-66493/

7 September 2021. Officials from the Office of Animal Health and Production in Siem Reap province and local authorities (Cambodia) have been vaccinating cattle against lumpy skin disease (LSD) in the province where there have been LSD outbreaks.

7 September 2021. Travelers arriving in Hong Kong from mainland China will no longer need to quarantine. People who haven’t been to medium- or high-risk areas on the mainland or Macao can enter the city, capped at 2,000 travelers a day.https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-health-travel-china-hong-kong-7f337f131ea650d43f31fa6c6e91b612

4 September 2021. More than 30,000 out of of 63,000 restaurant staff in Bangkok and neighbouring provinces have been vaccinated and the remaining ones will be vaccinated within two weeks, with 5,000 doses a day.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2176127/mass-jab-rollout-for-staff-at-restaurants

4 September 2021. Cambodia’s vaccination campaign to build herd immunity among 1,966,931 adolescents in the 12 to 17 age group is chugging along with a total of 1,620,155 vaccinated since the campaign on August 1 this year. https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50929066/cambodia-successfully-vaccinates-1620155-or-82-37-percent-of-targeted-adolescents-aged-12-to-17/

4 September 2021. The Industry Ministry called a meeting with the Labour, Public Health and Interior ministries as well as the Federation of Thai Industries to stop the outbreak and containing the spread of Covid-19 in the manufacturing sector. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2176207/summit-to-tackle-factory-outbreaks

4 September 2021. More than four million people have now had either one or two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, taking Laos a step closer to meeting the target to vaccinate 50 per cent of the adult population by the end of 2021.https://borneobulletin.com.bn/laos-steps-closer-to-meeting-vaccination-target/

4 September 2021. The Thailand National Health Security Office (NHSO) will start distributing free antigen test kits (ATKs) for home use to at-risk groups from Sept 15. ATKs will be given via service units under the universal healthcare scheme.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2176115/nhso-gears-up-to-hand-out-atks

4 September 2021. A Thai returnee from Cambodia and Malaysia comprised the country’s two imported cases of COVID-19 detected on Friday. Security authorities had been instructed to keep a close watch on the borders with neighbouring countries.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50929059/thai-returnee-from-cambodia-detected-positive-for-covid-19-in-cambodia/