17 January 2022. China approved a new COVID-19 testing kit, developed by Tsinghua University, that can accurately diagnose 15 common strains of the novel coronavirus, including the Delta and Omicron variants.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202201/17/WS61e4c54ba310cdd39bc815e0.html

17 January 2022. An 86-year-old woman, who had apparently received two Pfizer jabs, became the first person in Thailand to succumb to the Omicron variant.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40011156

16 January 2022. In the first two days of the fourth-dose Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Cambodia, more than 43,000 people volunteered to get the jabs, while over 4.6 million people have received a third shot.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fourth-dose-covid-booster-drive-jabs-43k-two-days

16 January 2022. Over 1.26 billion Chinese people, or nearly 90 percent of the country’s population, have received COVID-19 vaccine jab. Among them, more than 1.22 billion have completed their vaccination.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202201/16/WS61e2aa16a310cdd39bc81454.html

16 January 2022. The capital of Vietnam, Hanoi, reported for the first time a daily case count topping 3,000. While nationally, 16,040 total cases were reported, including 171 deaths. Vietnam has recorded 50 cases of COVID-19 due to Omicron variant to date.https://outbreaknewstoday.com/vietnam-hanoi-tops-3000-daily-cases-for-the-first-time-friday-84561/

16 January 2022. Myanmar reported 123 new COVID-19 infections with a daily positivity rate of 1.60 percent in the past 24 hours. The number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 533,144. The death toll has reached 19,302 after one more death was reported.https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/1885667-myanmar-reports-123-new-covid-19-cases

16 January 2022. HCM City’s health department announced a total of 18 new Omicron cases, all imported cases that were quarantined on arrival. They are currently under quarantine and medical observation at the No.12 COVID-19 field hospital in Thủ Đức City. https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1115691/hcm-city-logs-18-new-omicron-cases-over-the-weekend.html

16 January 2022. Cambodia’s Ministry of Health announced the detection of 45 new cases of COVID-19. Six-teen of the new infections were locally transmitted, while the rest were imported; bringing the tally of Omicron infections to 320.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501007709/community-infections-of-omicron-variant-of-coronavirus-increases-to-50-in-a-month/

4 January 2022. Hong Kong has marked a recent surge in bookings for Covid-19 vaccinations, seemingly sparked by a contentious vaccine passport plan which will bar those who have not received jabs from entering restaurants and entertainment venues.https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3161996/coronavirus-hong-kong-recording-recent-surge-jabs-looming-vaccine

4 January 2022. The Cambodia is edging towards the 91 percent vaccination rate, which based on the speed the campaign is moving forward, may see completion soon with only one of the four vaccination campaign yet to meet the goal.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501000231/91-percent-vaccination-rate-still-far-from-sight-as-cambodia-embarks-on-booster-dose-vaccination-campaign/