23 August 2021. Thousands of workers have fled the city because of the virus outbreak. Many firms in HCM City – the countrys largest economic hub – have been forced to shutter operations due to a lack of workers.https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40005108

23 August 2021. The National Health Commission said that the Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 21 imported COVID-19 cases but no new locally transmitted cases. Imported cases were reported in Guangdong, Shanghai, Tianjin, Yunnan, Beijing, Shanxi, Zhejiang, Henan and Sichuan.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202108/23/WS612307c4a310efa1bd66a71c.html

23 August 2021. The Pharmacy Council of Thailand has authorized some local pharmacies to distribute Covid-19 antigen test kits free of charge to at-risk individuals.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2169419/local-pharmacies-to-distribute-test-kits

23 August 2021. The Ministry of Health of Cambodia announced that as of August 21, 2021, Cambodia has detected a total of 999 cases of Delta Variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Delta Variant has been found in 23 capitals and provinces.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50921125/cambodia-has-more-than-1000-delta-variant-infected-people-mostly-in-phnom-penh/

23 August 2021. The Thailand Public Health Ministry is proposing to carry out mass Covid-19 testing of more than 200,000 people at all fresh markets in the 29 provinces declared dark red zones to curb virus transmission.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2169367/mass-tests-target-fresh-markets

22 August 2021. The Vietnam Ministry of Health recorded 11,214 more COVID-19 cases, including 7,988 cases from Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong. Since beginning of epidemic, Vietnam has had 336,707 infections, including 332,626 cases since April 27.https://outbreaknewstoday.com/vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-and-binh-duong-see-nearly-8000-covid-19-cases-sunday-49853/

22 August 2021. The Health Commission of Ningxia has reported a confirmed bubonic plague case in capital Yinchuan, imported from North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Related areas and organizations have initiated emergency protocols in accordance with laws and regulations.https://outbreaknewstoday.com/china-bubonic-plague-case-reported-in-ningxia-hui-autonomous-region-49058/

20 August 2021. Cambodia Prime Minister decided to end the “campaign to strengthen measures to combat and prevent the spread Covid-19” after 21 days, but advised the capital-provincial administrations to continue to implement practical health measures.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50919478/pp-curfew-over-bans-on-gatherings-high-risk-businesses-still-on/

20 August 2021. The Chinese mainland reported four new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including two in Jiangsu and the other two in Yunnan. Also reported were 29 new imported cases, including nine in Guangdong, six in Yunnan, two each in Beijing, Liaoning, Shanghai, Fujian and Henan, and one each in Tianjin, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu and Sichuan.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202108/20/WS611f1430a310efa1bd66a04d.html

20 August 2021. According to the Thailand Public Health Ministry, there were 240 additional Covid-19 fatalities and 19,851 new cases over the past 24 hours. With these latest figures total cases in the country have now exceeded 1 million.https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/really-easy/2168447/covid-cases-exceed-1m