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The number of dengue fever cases in Laos has exceeded 10,000 so far this year, according to the Lao Ministry of Health.

Establishing a strategic petroleum reserve remains a top priority of the Philippines despite the difficulties in implementing the plan to do so, according to the Philippines’ Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) of Cambodia has announced that the re-opening of schools has been postponed until further notice as preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Relic sites and tourist destinations in Hanoi were re-opened to visitors on February 6 after a one-day closure for antiseptic spraying and other preventive measures against the threat of the novel coronavirus (nCoV).

The Health Ministry’s Department of Preventive Medicine on August 1 warned citizens to apply drastic measures to prevent dengue fever spreading, after a person reportedly died of the disease in Ho Chi Minh recently.

Myanmar is on high alert and has taken measures against the Zika virus following the first case detected in the city of Yangon last week.