The World Health Organization has not provided any comments on the use of the Sinopharm vaccine or Cambodia’s decision to accept the shots from China.
Frontline medical workers, security personnel, and journalists are among the 300,000 people who will be inoculated in this first phase of vaccinations.
Hun Manet, the head of the army and Hun Sen's eldest son, urged all Cambodians to be vaccinated and thanked China for the donation.
Cambodian couple Leang Phannara and Kim Bethyliza were elated when they could finally wed last Friday after the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions in the country.
The brewery's yoga classes, resumed after a six-week lockdown across Cambodia - which has officially recorded not a single COVID death - was lifted on Jan. 1.
“Before I was sick, I had so many dreams. I thought I would have a bright future,” said Oun Retra, in an interview with VOA reporters in November 2019.
Thailand is home to around 1.2 million Cambodian migrant workers, according to Cambodian government estimates, a significant number of whom are undocumented.
Hun Sen reportedly ordered authorities in provinces neighboring the Thai border to limit border crossings to three checkpoints and to take health measures to put migrant workers returning to Cambodia in quarantine.
Hun Sen said Cambodia had also set aside $100 million to $200 million to meet the demand for additional vaccines and that $48 million had been raised through public donations.
Cambodia has recorded 350 cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, with no reported deaths and 43 active cases, according to the Health Ministry.
Seven people died and more than 130 others were hospitalized in Cambodia after drinking rice wine that health authorities believe was adulterated with a toxic substance.
The government announced on Monday a ban on meetings and gatherings larger than 20 people, including weddings, and the closure of all schools.
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