Singapore is facing a new COVID-19 wave with a surge in infection cases in the last two weeks, according to Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.

Thailand’s number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise over the past week from April 28 to May 4, with 1,792 people hospitalised and 12 succumbed to the disease, according to the country’s Department of Disease Control.

Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia and Singapore, have recorded much progress in efforts to prevent and repel tuberculosis (TB) - one of the world's most dangerous diseases.

The national COVID-19 caseload rose to 11,522,431 with 333 new cases recorded on December 16, according to the Ministry of Health.

An additional 206 COVID-19 cases were reported in Vietnam on November 14, according to the Ministry of Health.

The national COVID-19 caseload rose to 11,506,656 with 442 new cases recorded on November 8, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Ministry of Health announced that 756 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the country on November 2.

Vietnam reported 475 new COVID-19 infections on October 22, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam recorded 1,176 new COVID-19 cases on September 24, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam recorded 2,010 COVID-19 cases on August 10, raising the national caseload to 11,353,573, according to the Ministry of Health.

Malaysia is not likely to see an exponential spike in daily Covid-19 cases despite the possibility of facing a new wave of infection in the next few months, local media said, quoting the opinions of a virologist.

Indonesia has detected the first cases of more contagious Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of COVID-19 on Bali island.

A total 20,076 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on April 15, down 2,936 cases from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

A total 161,262 infections of COVID-19, including 15 imported cases, were recorded in the past 24 hours to 4pm on March 14, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam recorded 164,596 new COVID-19 cases, including 20 imported infections, in the past 24 hours to 4pm on March 9, the Ministry of Health announced.

In order to quickly reopen the country, recover the economy and adapt to the pandemic, after completing the goal of immunising 50 percent of the adult population,the Government of Laos is working to raise this rate to at least 70 percent by the end of this year, Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavan has said.

Vietnam reported an additional 3,461 COVID-19 cases and 106 more deaths in the past 24 hours to 5pm on October 13, the Ministry of Health announced.

Vietnam recorded 4,513 new cases of COVID-19 on October 9, a drop of 293 cases compared to the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Lao Ministry of Health said on September 24 that in the past 24 hours, the country recorded 434 new cases of COVID-19, of which 406 were community infections.

Vietnam recorded an additional 8,537 infections, including seven imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 5pm on September 24, according to the Ministry of Health.