Around five million people had been given at least one dose of a vaccine as of Tuesday, with 1.7 million people fully vaccinated in Phnom Penh.
The spike in cases comes as Phnom Penh health officials announced that more than 99 percent of the capital’s adult population, around 1.7 million residents, were fully vaccinated.
Other countries have considered or are already giving booster shots to supplement existing vaccines, especially the Chinese-made vaccines.
Lianhua Qingwen was used in China during the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 and has been recently invoked to treat COVID-19 patients.
Vaccination program gathers pace amid hopes for herd immunity by year-end.
Cambodia reported 27 deaths from COVID-19 and 1,130 cases on Wednesday.
President Rodrigo Duterte, who is known for his public outbursts and brash rhetoric, said in televised remarks Monday night that he has become exasperated with people who refuse to get immunized amid a health crisis then help spread the coronavirus.
After reporting its first COVID-19 death in March, Cambodia has a recent spike in deaths from the disease, registering 111 deaths in the last eight days.
Opinion polls have for months suggested most Japanese oppose holding the Olympics. Some medical experts warn the event could lead to coronavirus clusters or spread new variants.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that the government will switch to “quasi-emergency” measures once the state of emergency expires Sunday.The looser restrictions would remain in place until July 11, just 12 days before the start of the Olympic Games.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned of “prolonged” anti-coronavirus measures, the latest indication his country’s strict lockdown will not end anytime soon.
Vietnam plans to test high-risk groups in its largest city for the coronavirus and imposed more restrictions Monday to deal with a growing COVID-19 outbreak.
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