8 June 2022. Thailand Ministry of Public Health has asked hospitals and healthcare facilities to monitor for infections, after reported its first monkeypox case in an air passenger from Europe who stayed for about 2 hours in Bangkok before transiting to Australia. Countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam and Laos also began to tighten the surveillance at airports or border gates.https://asianews.network/travel-heightens-monkeypox-risks-in-asia-experts/

8 June 2022. School managements across the country in Cambodia are stepping up efforts to prevent any outbreak of monkeypox among children amid the poor hygienic conditions in many of the institutions.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501089868/warding-off-monkeypox-schools-nationwide-step-up-efforts-to-protect-students/

8 June 2022. Thailand has expressed interest in obtaining monkeypox vaccines but only as a “preparatory” step as they are not necessary at the moment. Thailand has discussed purchase of the vaccine with several countries.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40016425

9 May 2022. Covid-19 vaccine named Myancopharm is being produced by the Ministry of Industry in collaboration with Sinopharm China National Biotec Group, which is now available for everyone including children aged 5 and pregnant women.https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40015364

9 May 2022. Thailand registered 55 more Covid-19 fatalities and 6,488 new cases during the previous 24 hours. There were 6,484 local cases and four imported ones.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2306990/6-488-new-covid-cases-55-more-deaths

9 May 2022. As Beijing is still fighting intensively against the latest outbreak of COVID-19, the city government has decided to continue carrying out mass nucleic acid testing in districts and key areas and to implement stricter measures to contain the spread of virus.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202205/09/WS62787522a310fd2b29e5b695.html

8 May 2022. People who have full Covid vaccination can enter Laos without needing to have a Covid test. While people who have not been fully vaccinated are still required to take a Covid-19 ATK test within 48 hours of their departure for Laos. Visitors who contract Covid-19 during their stay in Laos are responsible for all treatment expenses involved.https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40015356

8 May 2022. The O’ Smach international border checkpoint at Cambodia’s province of Oddar Meanchey and Thailand’s province of Surin was reopened. To be able to travel within Thailand, Cambodians need to have a passport, health insurance certificate and valid COVID-19 vaccination card.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501071067/cambodia-thailand-o-smach-border-checkpoint-reopened/