During the Covid crisis, far from Phnom Penh, Kampot nightlife has mostly continued uninterrupted by various measures to contain the spread of the virus ( like most of Cambodia). However...

Kampot Kovid Krackdown

Cambodia News, Kampot Province - On the night of February 22, 2021, in order to prevent and control the spread of Kovid 19 (COVID-19), Major General Mao Chanthurith, Kampot Provincial Police Commissioner, ordered the provincial police force to inspect and to temporarily close KTV business, entertainment clubs (which include karaokes, bars, discos,beer cruises, and beer gardens), and to advise business owners selling food that they must pay attention to the guidelines of the Ministry of Health, especially to promote the strictest implementation.

Two Covid Cases in Sihanoukville

COVID-19: 40 New Cases Detected; Tally 633
AKP Phnom Penh, February 24, 2021 --

Cambodia this morning detected 40 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19); the tally rose to 633, according to a press release of the Ministry of Health.

Two of the new cases are Chinese women of 22 and 35 years old living in Sihanoukville, Preah Sihanouk province. They have been found positive when they applied for a health certificate in order to return to China.

The rest, comprising of 35 Chinese, 2 Vietnamese and 1 Cambodian aged between 21 and 64 years old, are connected to the Feb. 20 Community Event.

The total 633 confirmed cases in the Kingdom include 364 Cambodians, 144 Chinese, 45 French, 18 Indonesians, 13 Malaysians, 12 Americans, 8 Vietnamese, 6 British, 5 Indians, 3 Canadians, 2 Hungarians, 2 Pakistanis, 2 Japanese, 2 Nigerians, 1 Belgian, 1 Kazakhstani, 1 Polish, 1 Jordanian, 1 Swiss, 1 Czech, and 1 Korean.
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Cambodian government confirmed today that all foreigners living or working in Cambodia will get vaccinated against Covid-19 according to Cambodia's prevention-19 vaccinations. Cambodian government has confirmed that vaccination will be offered for free and the details of the vaccination program will be provided at the time. We will give more details when we get more information.
The Royal Government of Cambodia confirmed today that all foreign nationals who are living or working in Cambodia will be able to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in line with Cambodia's COVID-19 vaccination rollout. The Royal Government of Cambodia has stated that vaccinations will be provided free of charge and details of the rollout will be provided in due course. We will provide further details as we receive them.

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One would hope it is any Expat residing in Cambodia especially as many other countries are helping pay the bill.

Australia will provide $A35.7 million to help inoculate at least 1.5 million Cambodians against COVID-19 through the rollout of vaccines to be approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The assistance package would significantly bolster Cambodian efforts in vaccinating 80 per cent of its 16 million people against the virus as soon as practicable, the Australian embassy and the Cambodian government announced on Monday.

"In recognition that nobody is safe until everyone is safe, our support is likely to help vaccinate at least 1.5 million Cambodians and will go a long way towards supporting widespread access to WHO-approved vaccines in Cambodia," Australian ambassador Pablo Kang said.

The funding is in addition to this year's Cambodia aid budget of $66 million.

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:33 pm Update and perspective (at 7:35pm, 20 Feb,2021), on Cambodian coronavirus numbers:

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Latest news:

Public and Private Schools in Preah Sihanouk Province Temporarily Closed
AKP Phnom Penh, February 24, 2021 --
All public and private educational institutions in Sihanoukville and Stung Hav district of Preah Sihanouk province have been ordered to be shut down temporarily for two weeks.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports made the decision in order to prevent large-scale transmission of COVID-19 in educational institutions and the community, according to the ministry's announcement on Feb. 24.

Online teaching and learning will replace the in-class ones during the class suspension which comes into effect from today, stressed the same source.

At the same time, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts announced to close all cinemas, theatres and museums in Preah Sihanouk province for 14 days, starting from today for the same reason.

In today's letter to the governors of Phnom Penh capital and Kandal and Preah Sihanouk provinces, H.E. Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports asked them to suspend the operation of sports clubs and all forms of sports activities with large gathering, from Feb. 24 until further notice, except sports competitions broadcast on TV.

As of this morning, Cambodia reported 633 confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 137 are linked to the Feb. 20 Community Event. A total of 476 patients have successfully recovered with no fatal case.

By C. Nika
AKP

Map of the "hotspots", updated occasionally....

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Update: 62 locations have now been named as hotspots in the 20 February community covid outbreak:
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58 more cases overnight. How did the 6 imported cases from “Chinese nationals who arrived in Sihanoukville” (a) in fact arrive there and (b) from a supposedly covid-free country?