11 March 2021. Cambodia reported its first death from the coronavirus amid its biggest Covid-19 outbreak so far. Cambodia has among the fewest cases in Asia, but a sharp rise in infections has seen its overall tally more than double.https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2082087/cambodia-reports-its-first-coronavirus-death

10 March 2021. Thailand government’s plan to start issuing a “COVID-19 passport” next month for those who receive two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The document will enable holders to travel freely to any prospective passport-accepting countries.

10 March 2021. One of the important aspects of Vietnam’s public health policy is its remarkable ability to contain the spread of contagious diseases but it has received scant international attention than it deserves.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/ChanakyaCode/vietnams-successful-handling-of-multiple-waves-of-coronavirus-attack/

10 March 2021. Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia agreed to strengthen cooperation and to assist one another in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 pandemic and support the access of developing countries to vaccines with concrete actions.https://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=65252&SEO=prime-ministers-of-vietnam-laos-and-cambodia-favor-more-cooperation

10 March 2021. Cambodia is in the process of finalizing a sub-decree on health measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and other contagious disease, which will be used in conjunction with a new pandemic control law.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sub-decree-covid-control-law-finalised

09 March 2021. Vietnam’s provincial steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control said that illegal immigrants had been sent to concentrated quarantine facilities and tested for COVID-19. Investigation and contact tracing are underway.https://vietnamnet.vn/en/society/vietnam-news-headlines-march-9-718016.html

09 March 2021. China’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday there had been an outbreak of African swine fever – the disease that ravaged the country’s pig herd from mid-2018 – in the southwestern province of Sichuan.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-swinefever/china-reports-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-sichuan-province-idUSKBN2B11N9

08 March 2021. Cambodia had recorded a total of 1,011 Covid-19 cases, with 493 receiving ongoing treatment. Covid-19 whose cases were linked to February 20 community transmission have recovered and been discharged from hospital. https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdoms-covid-cluster-cases-top-500

3 March 2021. Some 150,000 medical workers around the country will be vaccinated against Covid-19 this month. The vaccine was developed by Sinopharm, which previously provided 2,000 doses to Laos.https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2021/03/03/laos-to-begin-second-round-of-covid-19-vaccinations-this-month

3 March 2021. China is lagging in its coronavirus vaccination roll-out because it has the disease largely under control, but plans to inoculate 40% of its population by June. Country has delivered 52.52 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines.https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/covid-19-china-vaccinate-40-per-cent-population-by-june-14320664