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The Lao Ministry of Health reported on October 20 that the country has logged 635 new COVID-19 cases, including 628 community infections, over the past 24 hours.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently highlighted technology as a spearhead in the country’s strategy to combat COVID-19.

Indonesia expects a new wave of coronavirus infections will peak in early July, as the highly transmissible delta variant becomes more dominant in some areas.

The Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM) produced and sold 9.72 million tonnes of cement from January to April, a year-on-year rise of 12.1 percent amid the complex developments of COVID-19.

Cambodia’s Council of Ministers has approved a law on measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 amid the community outbreak.

The northern province of Hai Duong - Vietnam's current largest COVID-19 hotspot - had basically managed to put under control five big outbreaks by February 18, said the provincial steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.

The northern province of Hai Duong has ordered its provincial and district-level Steering Committees for COVID-19 Prevention and Control to tighten management of concentrated quarantine centres, lockdown areas and COVID-19 hospitals to prevent cross transmission.

The Indonesian Ministry of Health reported 87 new coronavirus deaths on July 15, its biggest daily jump, taking the total number of fatalities to 3,797.

The Philippines decided to suspend all incoming passenger flights for one week from May 3 to help reduce pressure on quarantine facilities which are housing thousands of Filipino repatriates.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on April 27 visited officers and soldiers of the Hanoi Capital High Command who are performing COVID-19 prevention and control tasks at the centre of defence and security education of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on April 23 evening announced no new cases of COVID-19, meaning the total number of infections in Vietnam has stayed at 268 for seven and a half days.

Since March 15, aside from having their body temperature checked, all people coming from Europe to Vietnam must also have their samples taken for COVID-19 testing right at airports before moving to quarantine centres.

The northern port city of Hai Phong plans to spend 1 trillion VND (43 million USD) to tackle the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, with a scenario of 1,000 confirmed infection cases.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has decided to add 3.5 billion VND (151,000 USD) sourced from the city’s budget reserves to the funding for COVID-19 screening tests for those at quarantine centres.

Passengers boarding flights of Vietnamese airlines will have to wear face masks compulsorily while those of foreign carriers coming or leaving the country are also strongly recommended to do the same to avoid coronavirus infection, an official said on March 11.

Dairy producer TH Group has presented one million glasses of milk to doctors, officials and people in COVID-19 concentrated quarantine centres nationwide.