29 January 2021. The highest number of 24 dengue cases were reported in the Lao capital Vientiane. The health ministry urged people countrywide to remain vigilant and help control the spread of dengue fever as infections continue to rise.https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/29/c_139706885.htm

28 January 2021. Unsurprisingly, distribution of vaccines is expected to track global distributions of wealth. According to the EIU report, “The bulk of the adult population in advanced economies will have been vaccinated by mid-2022. For middle-income countries, this timeline will stretch to late 2022 or early 2023.https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/southeast-asia-covid-19-vaccine-coverage-a-long-way-off-report/

27 January 2021. Authorities in Thailand plan to keep zoned red for maximum Covid-19 control, but restrictions on business and activities could be eased to varying degrees in other areas next month https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2058067/easing-of-restrictions-to-vary-in-different-covid-control-zones

27 January 2021. Myanmar launched COVID-19 vaccination with healthcare staff and volunteer medical workers the first to receive shots.https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2058115/myanmar-launches-vaccination-drive-prioritises-healthcare-workers

27 January 2021. Myanmar launched COVID-19 vaccination program across the country and started with medical staff who are working in the frontline.https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/27/c_139700809.htm

https://www.dw.com/en/vietnam-communist-party-congress-amid-covid/a-5630129325 January 2021. Vietnam’s response to the pandemic is widely viewed as among the most effective in the world. Its ruling Communist Party is set to hold a congress that will select new leadership and shape policy for the next five years.

25 January 2021. Thousands of Cambodian migrant workers have returned from Thailand in recent weeks, with a total of 82 having tested positive for Covid-19 to date. Of the 82 workers, 44 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/priority-groups-jabs-determined

24 January 2021. COVID-19 migrant cluster infections in Cambodia rises to 82 along, along with one imported cases, tally now 458https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50806467/cambodias-covid-19-migrant-cluster-infections-rises-to-82-along-along-with-one-imported-cases-tally-now-458/

24 January 2021. Local authorities in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region launched an investigation after 85 students in 7 schools were infected https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1213718.shtml

24 January 2021. A hospital in Suzhou city, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, has been shut down to trace close contacts and launch epidemiological investigation after one of its door handles tested positive for the coronavirus. https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/3/164092/Suzhou-hospital-shut-down-after-virus-detected;-an-infected-man-found