19 July 2021. All foreigners aged 75 and above, who are residing in Thailand and have yet to receive any Covid-19 vaccines, can walk in from Monday at the Central Vaccination Centre – Bangsue Grand Station every day, between 9am and 4pm.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40003428

19 July 2021. The announcement of another 315 imported cases into Cambodia, predominantly Cambodian migrant workers fleeing the ravages of the virus in Thailand has added tremendous pressure on provincial health infrastructure, especially those bordering Thailand and Siem Reap.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50896452/cambodia-covid-19-315-imported-cases-add-pressure-to-cambodias-provincial-health-care-system/

19 July 2021. Authorities in Champasack – Laos P.D.R have announced they will retest occupants of quarantine centers, while employees working at the centers will be barred from leaving.https://laotiantimes.com/2021/07/19/champasack-orders-covid-retest-at-quarantine-centers/

18 July 2021. The HCMC Covid-19 Intensive Care Hospital has received 160 severe patients after four-day operation. The hospital has continued to install medical equipment and prepared for the increase in the number of people at risk of severe illness.https://sggpnews.org.vn/health/healthcare-workers-mobilized-to-serve-for-hcmc-covid19-intensive-care-hospital-93472.html

18 July 2021. Health ministry figures showed deaths from Covid-19 reached a record 233 in Myanmar on Saturday, but medics and funeral services say the real toll is much higher, and crematoriums are overloaded.https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2150791/covid-response-runs-underground-in-junta-ruled-myanmar

18 July 2021. China has reported the first human infection of herpes B virus, aka monkey B virus in a 53-year-old male veterinary surgeon based out of Beijing, according to a Notes from the Field in the China CDC Weekly.https://outbreaknewstoday.com/china-reports-1st-human-herpes-b-infection-in-beijing-veterinarian-44654/

16 July 2021. The “Samui Plus” tourism scheme kicked off on Thursday to welcome fully-vaccinated foreign tourists in Thailand, two weeks after the Phuket Sandbox reopening. The Samui Plus model covers Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2149419/samui-plus-scheme-kicks-off-for-journos

16 July 2021. Some local governments in China are planning to administer COVID-19 vaccines to teenagers as the country pushes ahead with its mass immunization drive, with over 1.4 billion doses already administered.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202107/16/WS60f0c143a310efa1bd662371.html

16 July 2021. With rising COVID-19 new cases, Bangkok metropolitan region is declared a pandemic hotspot by the Thai government. One of the solutions is the collaboration among multi-stakeholders to initiate “Home Isolation” and “Community Isolation”.https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40003318

16 July 2021. Number of COVID-19 cases suddenly ballooning in Cambodia. Cambodia has detected more imported cases of the Delta variant and that is the reason why border measures including testing, strict isolation and quarantine remain vital.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50894747/ministry-of-health-its-red-line-for-covid-19-drawn-in-the-sand-when-deaths-cross-four-digits/