Information on Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Cambodia (Latest Updates December 2021)

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Arget wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:02 pm Most of the cases are Khmer returning but they don't need a 72 hour proof of negative. If the CPP made everyone get the test then the numbers would be way down on current.

But again this is a business opportunity. The hotels currently charging (for one person I know in day 9 of 14)$90 per day and $60 for meals. Capacity is 50 rooms multiplied by 150 multiplied by 14 = $105000 then two flights a month we have over $200000 per month.
I don't know who owns the hotels that are used but I would think they all have connections to the family or providing a dividend.
That's $2000 for 14 days. Aren't they Australian quarantine prices?

It would be interesting to know how many of the new arrivals are sponsored and can avoid this nonsense and how many are going through this latest racket.

I know there were a few people that got into Cambodia in recent months with fairly thin credentials to obtain their visa, and viewed the two days in lock up as a price worth paying. I doubt there are many of those now.
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:46 pm November 22, 2020
128 students stranded in Israel to be repatriated next week

“The Royal Government of Cambodia, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has been coordinating with the Government of Israel to organise the repatriation of 128 Cambodian students who graduated from Israel and found it difficult to travel during the COVID-19 crisis,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement today.

It said with “good” cooperation between the governments of the two countries, Israel will send the Cambodian students to Phnom Penh International Airport between Monday and November 30 on a special flight that flies directly from Israel to Cambodia.

The special flight will then transport 250 other Cambodian students who have received scholarships to study in Israel.
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In related news, 128 Cambodian students were finally able to return yesterday from Israel after being stuck there due to the global pandemic.

Koy Kuong, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that all 128 students graduated with a degree in agriculture.

“They returned to Cambodia [yesterday], at 6am, by a direct flight from Israel to Cambodia,” he said.

He added: “[Today], at 10.45pm, the return flight will transport another 250 Cambodian agricultural students to study in Israel.”
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Another Imported COVID-19 Case Detected; Tally 308
AKP Phnom Penh, November 28, 2020 --

A new imported case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in Cambodia this morning, bringing the tally to 308, pointed out the Ministry of Health in a press release.

According to the source, the new case is a Cambodian-American woman of 62 years old living in Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh. She arrived in Cambodia on Nov. 26 and was confirmed positive for the deadly virus by the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia. She has been admitted to the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital.

The other 73 passengers on the same flight with negative test results have been put in 14-day quarantine.
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Only 74 on a plane , profit must be down.
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A work colleague has provided a link to Fresh News' Khmer language site that appears to say Aeon Mall 1 will close temporarily because of COVID-19 infection.

Can't connect to the website right now but here's what was sent to me:

None of the English language news sites have it yet so I cannot verify - anyone else able to give further info?
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Just heard this as well... Seems odd. Did they test someone at the mall or what?
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TOP NEWS: The Ministry of Health has decided to temporarily close Aeon Market 1 after finding a woman infected with Kovid 19 who entered this market
2020-11-28 09:13 pm
(Phnom Penh): The Secretary of State of the Ministry of Health, Ms. Youk Sambath, confirmed to Mr. Lim Chea Vutha, Executive Director of Fresh News, a little earlier this evening, November 28, 2020, that the Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to close Aeon Market. 1 temporarily after finding positive Kovid 19 on the body of a Cambodian woman who he went to the market to eat and buy some groceries.

Ms. Youk Sambath claimed that the Cambodian woman was tested positive for Kovid 19 on the evening of November 28, 2020, after she developed suspicious symptoms and immediately the Ministry of Health was looking for you. Get involved with him in Aeon Market 1 to test and perform catalysts as well.

Ms. Youk Sambath confirmed that the decision to close Aeon Market for a few days to monitor those involved to test and prevent the transmission of Kovid 19 virus further.

The woman with the above virus lives in Borey Peng Huoth, 60 meters from the road, this is a confirmation from Ms. Youk Sambath.

Please be informed that as of 07:00 on November 28, 2020, Cambodia has detected a total of 308 people with Kovid-19 virus (63 females and 245 males), of which the total number of patients treated throughout There are 299 people in the country and 9 hospitalized.
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there is absolutely no chance that this has come from an unacknowledged pool of infections
so i expect they will trace it to a recent arrival or foreigner quite soon

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This appears to be pretty big news. My partner's phone hasn't stopped pinging and ringing all night regarding this latest positive case announced tonight.

The fact that the infected woman is Khmer, as opposed to anyone who's recently entered the country, raises a lot more concern than other 'near misses' we've had lately. Who did she get it from? And who else has 'that person' infected, let alone who the woman who went to Aeon Mall (and has also travelled to Siem Reap) has infected?

My own manager has been sending telegram messages to all of the staff tonight (late on a Saturday night) to ask if anyone went to Aeon Mall today. Many Khmers are very concerned. Especially that the PM has issued a warning himself.

Nobody can deny we've been extremely lucky so far here in Cambodia compared to other countries so far.

Let's pray that our luck hasn't just run out.
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