26 July 2021. Eastern China currently has the highest AMR rates, and southwestern and northeastern China would benefit the most from additional surveillance efforts. Instead of distributing new surveys evenly across administrative divisions, using geographically targeted surveillance could reduce AMR prediction uncertainty by two-fold.https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-021-00320-x

27 July 2021. The Lao Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported 169 COVID-19 cases and one new death over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 5,154 cases and six deaths.https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/2021-07/27/c_1310089281.htm

27 July 2021. China reported 71 new COVID-19 cases on July 26, the national health authority informed on Tuesday, as an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant threatens the eastern city of Nanjing. https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/1667163-china-reports-71-new-covid-19-cases-as-delta-outbreak-hits-nanjing

27 July 2021. As COVID-19 rages in Southeast Asia, regional governments are racing to roll out their national vaccination programmes. It has struggled with securing sufficient vaccines and an uncertain delivery schedule, among other issues.https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/thailand-covid-19-vaccination-shortage-astrazeneca-sinovac-15268932

27 July 2021. The Ministry of Health has announced the discovery of 39 new ‘Delta’ variant cases – with 18 of them being local cases. From March 31, 2021 to July 25, 2021, Cambodia has detected a total of 114 cases of the ‘Delta’ variant of COVID-19.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50902099/delta-variant-local-cases-detected-inside-cambodia/

26 July 2021. The number of COVID-19 fatalities in the third wave of coronavirus has exceeded the combined total of COVID-19 deaths in the first two waves of the pandemic, according to the Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS).https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmars-third-wave-covid-19-deaths-now-exceed-fatalities-in-first-and-second-waves.html

26 July 2021. More than 1,300 people in Ho Chi Minh City have signed up to volunteer for the fight against the outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant following an appeal letter from Vietnam Deputy Minister of Health.https://en.vietnamplus.vn/hcm-city-welcomes-volunteers-to-relieve-overwhelmed-health-care-system/205304.vnp

25 July 2021. Vietnam Deputy Minister of Health, Head of the Special Standing Division of the Ministry of Health in Ho Chi Minh City, called on all healthcare workers, including medical students and retired doctors and nurses, to join hands in the country’s fight against coronavirus in Ho Chi Minh City.https://sggpnews.org.vn/health/ministry-leader-calls-up-medical-students-retired-doctors-in-coronavirus-fight-93602.html

25 July 2021. The number of COVID-19 infections rose to 264,527 in Myanmar after 5,657 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports on Saturday.https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2021/07/25/myanmar-covid-19-infections-continue-to-rise-and-total-now-goes-above-264527

25 July 2021. The Public Health Ministry has cooperated with the National Health Security Office (NHSO) and related agencies on facilitating Covid-19 patients to return to their home province without risk of the virus spreading.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40003744 https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40003744