31 August 2021. The Mayor of Vientiane Capital has issued an urgent order increasing Covid-19 restrictions and imposing a curfew in the nation’s capital. Under the order, new restrictions and prohibitions will remain in place until the situation can be controlled.https://laotiantimes.com/2021/08/31/mayor-of-vientiane-orders-curfew-increased-covid-restrictions/

31 August 2021. The health sector in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) has had new treatment plan for Covid-19 patients as it is promoting testing and screening for people with Covid-19 in the community to expand the green area.https:// https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/health/hcmc-has-new-treatment-plan-for-covid19-patients-to-expand-green-area-94401.html

31 August 2021. Cambodia has allowed private hospitals and clinics to treat COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms at their homes. Before giving treatment, the licensed private hospitals or clinics are also required to get permission from local authorities.https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/2021-08/31/c_1310159355.htm

30 August 2021. During the healthcare process for coronavirus infections performing self-isolation at home, HCMC (Vietnam) has promptly allocated medicine bags to localities to timely deliver to the Covid-19 patients.https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/health/hcmc-strengthens-healthcare-for-home-isolated-patients-of-covid19-94366.html

30 August 2021. According to the Thailand Department of Disease Control (DDC), Covid-19 vaccine booster shots will be administered to about 3 million Thais who have already received their two shots starting from late next month.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2173083/booster-shots-start-next-month

30 August 2021. A late-stage clinical trial has found that a three-dose new Chinese vaccine to be nearly 82% effective in preventing diseases related to COVID-19 and over 77% effective against the highly transmissible Delta variant of the novel coronavirus.https://covid-19.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202108/30/WS612c31b9a310efa1bd66bedd.html

30 August 2021. Youth Union members of Cư M’gar District in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Đắk Lắk (Vietnam) have been carrying loudspeakers on their motorbikes, telling local residents how to protect themselves from the coronavirus: give information in two languages, Vietnamese and that of the Êđê ethnic minority.https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1021634/dak-lak-youth-union-uses-loudspeakers-in-covid-communication-campaign.html

30 August 2021. Asean countries reported 79,833 new cases, lower than Saturday’s 85,849, while 1,663 patients died, lower than the previous day’s 1,778. The number of Covid-19 cases crossed 9.91 million across the region and deaths rose to 220,150.https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40005448

29 August 2021. The Philippine Government has extended coronavirus restrictions in several regions while some provinces in Laos have put lockdown on certain districts in the face of community transmission of COVID-19.https://en.vietnamplus.vn/philippines-extends-restrictions-laos-concerned-about-covid19-community-transmission/207157.vnp

29 August 2021. The Ministry of Health urged public to increase vigilance as Cambodia’s confirmed Delta cases has reached 1,752 while also calling on them not to discriminate among the different types of Covid vaccines. https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/increased-vigilance-urged-delta-surges-across-kingdom