28 March 2022. The Vietnam Health Ministry said that children aged between 5-11 will be vaccinated against Covid-19 from early April. Training on vaccination for children has been conducted nationwide.https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/health/vietnam-to-vaccinate-children-aged-511-against-covid19-in-early-april-98149.html

27 March 2022. Myanmar recorded 130 new COVID-19 cases and one more death on Sunday. The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 610,858, with 19,430 deaths. Nationwide, 568,349 patients have recovered.https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/20220327/588598e2f44f4528b2bf2b5ad6cd293f/c.html

28 March 2022. Thailand Ministry of Public Health reported that there are 24,635 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 34 of whom have arrived in Thailand from abroad. Cumulative cases in the country since January 1, 2022 are at 1,330,285.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40013891

27 March 2022. A waterborne typhoid fever outbreak caused by XDR S. Typhi in Beijing municipality. This was the first report of the XDR S. Typhi triggered outbreak in Beijing, which was also rare in China. https://outbreaknewstoday.com/china-xdr-typhoid-fever-outbreak-in-beijing-86913/

22 March 2022. Though Covid-19 infections and deaths are surging in Thailand and the authorities have put the country under the highest alert level, the government is still hoping to declare the virus endemic by July.https://www.nationthailand.com/life/40013672

22 March 2022. Hong Kong announced a raft of changes due to developments in its COVID-19 pandemic situation, including shelving compulsory mass testing, lifting flight bans on nine countries and most social distancing measures will remain in place.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202203/22/WS62393548a310fd2b29e5275f.html

22 March 2022. Cambodia is presently the easiest country to travel to in Southeast Asia. The ministry of health released a statement earlier today that the country is further easing arrival requirements for international travellers.https://www.traveldailymedia.com/cambodia-travel-made-simple-just-pack-and-go/

22 March 2022. The Vietnam Ministry of Health has officially issued the long-awaited Covid-19 protocols for foreign arrivals in Vietnam. The regulations state that visitors with negative Covid-19 tests can enjoy quarantine-free travel from day one.https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/health/vietnam-drops-quarantine-requirements-for-foreign-arrivals-98037.html

22 March 2022. The Laos Ministry of Industry and Commerce has allowed its employees to work from home amid soaring fuel prices and the Omicron Covid-19 outbreak. Meanwhile, Laos has seen a new wave of community-wide Coronavirus infection in the last few days, with over a thousand people infected per day.https://laotiantimes.com/2022/03/22/ministry-of-industry-and-commerce-instructs-employees-to-work-from-home/

22 March 2022. Local health workers say the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus is spreading rapidly in Karenni State’s Demoso Township, as tens of thousands of civilians flee their homes in search of safety amid a Myanmar military offensive.https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/272408481/omicron-ensnares-people-fleeing-their-homes-in-myanmar