28 February 2022. Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council pledged that the central government will continue strengthening its full-range support for Hong Kong, as the city’s anti-pandemic fight has entered the most strenuous and critical stage.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202202/28/WS621c712ba310cdd39bc894df.html
28 February 2022. Foreign tourists will no longer have to book a second RT-PCR test and hotel room on 5th day of their stay in Thailand. Meanwhile, mandatory health coverage for foreign visitors has been reduced from US$50,000 to $20,000 (Bt648,000).https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40012861
28 February 2022. Cambodia Ministry of Health reported 359 new Covid-19 cases, 14 of which were imported and all were confirmed to be the Omicron variant. As of February 28, Cambodia had recorded a total of 130,276 Covid-19 cases.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/another-342-omicron-community-cases-cambodia
28 February 2022. The Laos National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control announced that only 4 Lao provinces have not yet met a Covid-19 vaccination rate of 50 % or higher. Provinces are Houaphanh, Xieng Khouang, Xaysomboun, and Savannakhet.https://laotiantimes.com/2022/02/28/only-four-provinces-in-laos-yet-to-reach-majority-covid-vaccination/
28 February 2022. Thailand Public Health Ministry reported that in the past 24 hours there are 22,311 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 136 of whom are foreign travelers. Cumulative cases in the country since January 1, 2022 are at 668,492.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40012840
28 February 2022. According to the Vietnam Ministry of Health, a total 86,990 cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm February 26 to 4pm February 27. Hanoi continued to record the highest number of infections with 11,517 cases.https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/health/covid19-86990-cases-recorded-on-february-27-97594.html
28 February 2022. COVID-19 is spreading in multiple regions on the Chinese mainland, with the coastal province of Guangdong facing a complicated situation. Infection clusters in some border regions in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, as well as Yunnan and Heilongjiang provinces, are also still developing.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202202/28/WS621c066aa310cdd39bc89252.html
27 February 2022. Cambodia Ministry of Post and Telecommunications will soon permit individuals to buy 5 boxes of Molnupiravir 200mg capsules with the brand name Molnatris at a time, while clinics may purchase up to 50 boxes of the drug. Currently, an individual can order just one or two boxes of Molnatris.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/molnupiravir-allowances-increase-new-supply
24 February 2022. Vietnam Ministry of Health issued new guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 in children, especially children under 12 months who are at high risk of severe disease. https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1157701/moh-issues-new-guidelines-on-the-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-covid-19-in-children.html
24 February 2022. Thailand Public Health Ministry announced that country registered 38 more Covid-19 fatalities and the new high of 23,557 new cases. Since the pandemic started in early 2020, there have been 2,794,350 Covid-19 cases, including 570,915 cases this year, with 2,590,589 complete recoveries to date.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2269267/23-557-record-new-covid-cases-38-more-deaths