Cambodia recorded its highest single-day COVID-19 case count with the Health Ministry reporting 105 cases on Tuesday.
Chanthy Ratha has been working through the highs and lows of Cambodia’s attempts to keep the novel coronavirus at bay.
The 50-year-old Cambodian man tested positive on February 27 and is part of the February 20 cluster which has, so far, recorded close to 630 COVID-19 cases.
The Great Duke Phnom Penh hasn't been in operation for two years and is now set up to treat virus patients amid a third wave of the pandemic in Cambodia.
The Ministry of Education asked all exercise venues and sporting activities to cease immediately, except for those broadcast on TV.
Hun Sen asked 90 percent of government officials to work from home, except security forces and medical workers. He wanted the private sector to also reduce staff numbers at offices.
A hospital statement said the death was not linked to the Sinopharm vaccine and that Seang Tola passed away due to a heart attack.
The Health Ministry on Thursday reported 28 new infections linked to the February 20 cluster, with Preah Sihanouk reporting a total of 80 cases since the start of the outbreak.
A worker at Phnom Penh’s Y&W Garment Factory tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday.
Government denies doses of Chinese-made vaccine are available as it bans return of Angkor Times publisher.
A new COVID-19 cluster, which was detected over the weekend, has spread beyond Phnom Penh, with the World Health Organization warning that a “larger scale” outbreak could overrun Cambodia’s health care infrastructure.
“Foreigners will be expelled from the Kingdom of Cambodia and will never be allowed to return,” read a letter issued by a COVID-19 inter-ministry commission and signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on February 22.
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