21 October 2021. The Ministry of Health released their official Standard Operating Procedures for all travellers to Cambodia, with the specific instructions varying according to whether the traveller is fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated or unvaccinated.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/health-ministry-issues-sop-travellers

20 October 2021. Cambodia is among the few counties pushing for a 100 percent vaccination rate against the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 80 percent of Cambodia’s 16.5 million people have received one jab while 75.5 percent are full vaccinated.https://www.ucanews.com/news/cambodia-pushes-for-100-percent-covid-vaccination-rate/94632#

20 October 2021. Experts believe that when Hà Nội (Vietnam) gradually moves to the “new normal” after COVID-19 outbreaks, citizens’ awareness is the most important factor to prevent the pandemic from spreading again.https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1062131/awareness-is-key-to-keeping-safe-in-ha-noi-in-the-new-normal-experts.html

20 October 2021. China Authorities are taking steps to control a recent coronavirus outbreak related to a tour group, which has spread to seven provinces and autonomous regions over the past three days.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202110/20/WS616fac6ca310cdd39bc701bb.html

20 October 2021. The government yesterday decided to reopen e-visas for all those coming to Cambodia, just four days after it announced the quarantine period for different types of vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers.https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50954944/cambodia-re-opens-e-visa-for-tourists-and-investors/

20 October 2021. Thailand logged 8,918 new Covid-19 cases and 79 fatalities during the previous 24 hours. Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 1,811,852 Covid-19 cases, with 1,689,859 complete recoveries so far.https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/really-easy/2201003/8-918-new-covid-cases-79-deaths

20 October 2021. The Chinese mainland reported 17 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. Of the new local cases, eight were reported in Inner Mongolia, four in Gansu, and one each in Beijing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi and Ningxia.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202110/20/WS616f75f1a310cdd39bc70067.html

20 October 2021. Vientiane Capital has recorded a large spike in Covid-19 cases. The country recorded 635 new cases, with 5,710 tests were conducted over the last 24 hours. There were 628 cases of community spread and seven imported cases across the country. https://laotiantimes.com/2021/10/20/vientiane-capital-records-new-spike-in-covid-19-cases/

19 October 2021. According to a Thailand senior public health official, they are three key factors to support the successful implementation of reopening practices: the Covid-19 situation, the capacity of the public health system to control the pandemic and treat patients, and the vaccination rate.https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2199927/control-capacity-and-jabs-key-to-success

19 October 2021. Minister of Health has affirmed that Vietnam’s vaccine strategy has been a success in three aspects: ensuring full vaccination, research and production of COVID-19 vaccines and medicine, and COVID-19 vaccination campaign.https://en.vietnamplus.vn/health-minister-vaccine-strategy-successful-in-three-aspects/210015.vnp