66 – number of Cambodian migrant workers infected with COVID-19, now 436

Cambodia continued to register alarming increases in returning migrant workers testing positive for COVID-19 with another 10 detected yesterday, bringing migrant workers cluster total to 66.
The ministry of health made the announcement this morning even while Prime Minister HE announced the supply of one million doses of Chinese made COVID-19 vaccines gifted by the Chinese Government.

The 10 cases announced today are a 30-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman, a 32-year-old woman, a 19-year-old woman, all of whom are from Sangkat Phsar Kandal, Poipet City, Banteay Meanchey Province and had arrived in Cambodia on 13 January, 2021, a 21-year-old woman, from Thmor Koul District, Battambang Province who arrived on 13 January, 2021, a 25-year-old woman, residing in Bavel District, Battambang Province, arrived on 12 January, 2021, a 19-year-old woman, residing in Sangkat Phsar Kandal, Poipet City, Banteay Meanchey Province, a 33-year-old man from Tapoung commune, Thmor Kol district, Battambang province who returned on 12 January, 2021,
They are currently being treated at Banteay Meanchey Provincial Referral Hospital.
A 31-year-old woman from Stung Karch Commune, Sala Krao District, Pailin Province who arrived on 12 January, 2021, a36-year-old female from the same area who returned on 2 January 2, 2021 and was tested positive on the 13th day and a 31-year-old woman from the same area and who had returned on the same date and tested positive on the 13th day.

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50804213/6 ... 9-now-436/

So now it starts here for real, it could blow over, but in harsh reality here we could see a countrywide spread of covid19, the virus that so far Cambodia has avoided in its so-called prevention, but once more it's the people that won't listen and follow the precautions laid down by its government and health authorities.

No mention of the expat community, what and when will be in store for ourselves. Will and when will we be offered a vaccine?

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Cambodia News, (Phnom Penh): According to the confirmation of Dr. Ngy Mean Heng, the head of the Phnom Penh Health police, they have found the Cambodia-born American man who escaped from a quarantine center yesterday, on Saturday morning, January 16, 2021, on Sunday afternoon, January 17.

After finding the man above, the doctor and the police team took him to a public health institute, and he has been retested for the Covid-19 virus.

Looks like street 172. Why don't they take their passport away when they serve the quarantine period.

AndyKK wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17, 2021 6:48 pm No mention of the expat community, what and when will be in store for ourselves. Will and when will we be offered a vaccine?

No and never.

Unless there is a lot of spare vaccines and not unless you pay a lot for it. And it might be a fake as well.

Doc67 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:19 am

AndyKK wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17, 2021 6:48 pm No mention of the expat community, what and when will be in store for ourselves. Will and when will we be offered a vaccine?

No and never.

Unless there is a lot of spare vaccines and not unless you pay a lot for it. And it might be a fake as well.

No and never! I understand it's the Kingdom of Wonder but, there should be an action plan for it's resident forginers in the country, would you think not? If no news comes soon, what is our answer! Our countries embassies, to find out what is our position. For one I don't fancy 2 pricks in the arm of a vaccine that has not been credited by the WHO. But what if you are not allowed to travel by air if you don't take the opportunity that may be given too yourself. Or in fact it could be that it is made compulsory just too stay here. It could work out to be that of a very tricky and possibly that of a very expensive situation, or am I looking too deeply at this developing?

PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 11:25 pm

AndyKK wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17, 2021 11:57 pm Looks like street 172. Why don't they take their passport away when they serve the quarantine period.

They do. Passport is kept by Immigration when you go through passport control. It is not returned to you until released from quarantine. The passports are delivered to the quarantine facility/hotel once 2nd test results are confirmed negative.

Thank you for the information, the reason would clearly be that you could not do what the guy actually did. Abscond quarantine and possibly book into an hotel without a passport.