22 November 2021. During the ASEAN-China Special Summit to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Asean-China Dialogue Relations, Malaysia has called on Asean and China to enhance cooperation in public health and pharmaceutical capabilities through the sharing of technology, know-how and intellectual property.https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2021/11/747650/pm-asean-china-could-enhance-public-health-cooperation-prepare-future

22 November 2021. Cambodia Minister of National Defence has called on all parents who serve in military to get their children vaccinated against Covid-19. As of November 21, over 14 million people aged five and older out of Cambodia’s total population of around 16 million people have been vaccinated. https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-defence-minister-urge-vaccinations-eligible-kids

22 November 2021. No pig-to-human transmission of Covid-19 has been found in Thailand. To date, more than 4,477 samples of meat collected from businesses and fresh markets have been tested since the onset of the outbreak. None of the samples have been found contaminated with Covid-19.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40009127

22 November 2021. The Laos Ministry of Health has given the green light to produce Molnupravir for the treatment of Covid-19 in Laos. The manufacture of molnupiravir in Laos and the pilot program will be under supervision of World Health Organisation.https://laotiantimes.com/2021/11/22/laos-to-produce-molnupravir-antiviral-medication-to-treat-covid-19/

22 November 2021. A Chinese antiviral medicine for COVID-19, called JS016, has commenced phase-3 clinical trials overseas. The drug has been used for emergency treatment in 15 countries, and more than 500,000 doses have been sent overseas.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202111/22/WS619b3d10a310cdd39bc76c0a.html

22 November 2021. In Thailand, 1,400 cases of drug-resistant TB were found last year, while antiretrovirals are at risk of becoming less effective due to the emergence of drug-resistant HIV. Resistance to chloroquine has also been reported all across Greater Mekong Sub-region, of which Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos are a part of.https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2219207/can-we-afford-to-lose-effective-drugs-

19 November 2021. Vietnam’s commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City has ordered bars, spas and karaoke clubs to shut two days after allowing them to reopen to stem another coronavirus surge as cases climbed anew.https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/travel/vietnams-ho-chi-minh-city-orders-shutdown-of-bars-spas-again-over-covid-fears-101637301949002.html

19 November 2021. Thailand Chulalongkorn University’s Centre of Excellence in Vaccine Research and Development expects to register its mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, known as ChulaCov-19, in the middle of next year. ChulaCov-19 is about to enter its third phase of human trials with jabs scheduled to be administered early next year to March.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2217851/thai-vaccine-to-enter-third-phase-of-trials

19 November 2021. JS016, a COVID-19 treatment with China’s independent intellectual property, has been approved for emergency use by 15 countries, with the combination of another neutralizing antibody.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202111/19/WS61970fbea310cdd39bc76513.html

19 November 2021. Out of the 15 imported cases of COVID-19 reported by Thailand, six were from Cambodia. The rest were  from Singapore (1), the United States (2), the United Kingdom (1), the United Arab Emirates (1), Qatar (1), Malaysia (1) and Myanmar (2).https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50973554/thailand-reports-six-out-of-15-imported-cases-of-covid-19-are-from-cambodia/