5 April 2022. Viet Nam will begin issuing vaccine passports from April 15. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it has reached agreements on the mutual recognition of ‘vaccine passports’ with 17 countries, including Cambodia.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501052923/viet-nam-to-issue-vaccine-passports-from-april-15-cambodia-among-first-17-to-recognise/

5 April 2022. An official said that all the three COVID-19 vaccine candidates Vietnam is developing are currently in the stage of clinical trials, and if they are qualified as assessed by the ethics and advisory councils, the Ministry of Health (MoH) will grant licenses. https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnamdeveloped-covid19-vaccine-candidates-now-in-clinical-trials-official/224568.vnp

5 April 2022. Six out of 46 imported cases of COVID-19 detected in Thailand on Sunday and reported yesterday, came from Cambodia while the remaining 41 came from 18 other countries. They include 11 from the United Kingdom, six from Israel, three each from India and Germany and two each from Ukraine, Singapore and Myanmar.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501052898/six-out-of-46-of-thailands-imported-cases-of-covid-19-are-from-cambodia/

5 April 2022. The phased lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai will remain for the time being, as authorities are seizing the time to verify and analyze Monday’s mass testing results and transfer those infected.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202204/05/WS624b79cea310fd2b29e550d1.html

5 April 2022. A parcel delivery man is suspected of being infected with a new Covid-19 variant never before detected in Thailand, very close to the XJ variant. Previously, Thailand has also already reported the first case of infection with Omicron XE variant.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2290130/new-variant-infects-delivery-man

5 April 2022. The Chinese mainland reported 1,173 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections on Monday. Of the local confirmed cases reported Monday, 792 were in Jilin, 268 in Shanghai, and 17 in Heilongjiang. Besides, a total of 62 new imported COVID-19 cases were reported across the mainland.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202204/05/WS624b9e66a310fd2b29e5518c.html

5 April 2022. Thailand Ministry of Public Health reported that there are 21,088 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 93 of whom have arrived in Thailand from abroad. Cumulative cases in the country since January 1, 2022 are at 1,534,140.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40014173

4 April 2022. The number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in Myanmar has exceeded 50 million by Saturday. The ministry reported 66 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the tally in the country to 611,875.https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/04/04/over-50-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses-administered-in-myanmar

4 April 2022. The Laos National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that there were 1,021 cases of community spread and 17 imported cases across the country. Including those new cases, Laos now has 6,434 active cases of Covid-19, with 682 confirmed deaths, and 184,598 total cases.https://laotiantimes.com/2022/04/04/laos-confirms-1038-new-cases-of-covid-19/

4 April 2022. The Cambodia Ministry of Health reported 35 new Covid-19 cases, all of which were confirmed to be the Omicron variant. As of April 4, Cambodia had recorded a total of 135,782 Covid-19 cases with 132,201 recoveries and 3,054 fatalities.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/35-new-omicron-community-cases-cambodia