xandreu wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:34 am Just been informed that Diamond Island in Phnom Penh is closed due to 24 positive cases found. There's also some connection to Aeon Mall 2 but not sure what yet.

All word of mouth so far. Nothing official has been released so make of it what you will.

It's now been confirmed. The third community outbreak has started.

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50816126/c ... -10-hours/

Social Activities Remain, but Prevention Measures Tightened
AKP Phnom Penh, February 20, 2021 --

Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HE has appealed to his compatriots, especially those in Phnom Penh, to strengthen the preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic as the new community outbreak was announced this morning.

Despite the third COVID-19 community outbreak, all social activities remain as usual, but health preventing measures must be reinforced, said Samdech Techo HE in his special statement this morning broadcast live by the National Television of Cambodia (TVK).

All social activities, including weddings and ritual ceremonies, sports activities, schools … will not be shut down, he underlined, continuing that the three ways of self-protection – wearing a facemask, washing hands and keeping a safety distance of 1.5 metre as well as the three Don’ts – Don’t go to crowded places; Don’t go to closed areas with only air conditioning; and Don’t​ touch, don’t hug, don’t shake hands, must be well applied.

“If we can manage [the situation] well, we can close this event no more than a month,” he added.

At the same time, Samdech Techo HE also instructed all stakeholders to continue tightening the preventive measures at the border, and called for non-discrimination against the Phnom Penh residents and the Chinese or any other citizens because COVID-19 is the global issue.

By Heng Panha
AKP

Posted of the social media page of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications 1 hour ago:
https://www.facebook.com/www.mptc.gov.kh


ក្រសួងប្រៃសណីយ៍ និងទូរគមនាគមន៍ - Ministry of Post and Telecommunications

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Update (at 7:35pm, 20 Feb,2021), on Cambodian coronavirus numbers:

https://vodenglish.news/breaking-32-new ... uarantine/

COVID-19: Tally Increases to 516 with 32 New Infections
AKP Phnom Penh, February 20, 2021 --

Cambodia this morning reported 32 new positive cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19); the tally thus rose to 516, according to a press release of the Ministry of Health issued this afternoon.

The new patients are in their twenties and thirties. 29 of them are Chinese, and the rest are Cambodian, Chilean and Vietnamese nationals.

Twenty-four (24) of them got infected with COVID-19 from a Chinese woman who applied for a health certificate in order to return to China.

Three other Chinese nationals and the Chilean woman were also tested positive when they asked for a health certificate.
https://www.akp.gov.kh/post/detail/227338

Cambodia News,(Phnom Penh): The Ministry of Health announced on February 20, 2021 that 32 new Covid 19 infected people have been identified as foreign travelers, not workers from Thailand, and that currently, 46 patients are being treated in hospital for coronavirus.
Khmer:

COVID-19: 17 New Cases Reported; 15 Connected to Feb. 20 Event
AKP Phnom Penh, February 21, 2021 --

Seventeen (17) new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in Cambodia this morning; the tally thus rose to 533, pointed out a press release of the Ministry of Health.

According to the same source, 15 of the new cases are connected to the Feb. 20 Community Event. They included 14 Chinese and a Vietnamese nationals aged between 24 and 41 years old.

The other two positive cases are a 43-year-old Czech woman arriving in Cambodia on Feb. 7 from the Czech Republic via South Korea and a 47-year-old Cambodian migrant worker returning from Thailand on Feb. 18.

The new patients have been admitted to the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital and Chak Ang-re Health Centre in Phnom Penh, and Banteay Meanchey Provincial Referral Hospital.

The 533 confirmed cases include 347 Cambodians, 64 Chinese, 45 French, 18 Indonesians, 13 Malaysians, 12 Americans, 6 British, 5 Indians, 5 Vietnamese, 3 Canadians, 2 Hungarians, 2 Pakistanis, 2 Japanese, 2 Nigerians, 1 Belgian, 1 Kazakhstani, 1 Polish, 1 Jordanian, 1 Swiss, 1 Chilean, and 1 Czech.

At the same time, three COVID-19 patients have recovered; the total number of cured cases in the Kingdom increases to 473 with no fatal case.

The new cured patients are a Nigerian and a Chinese nationals and a Cambodian migrant worker from Thailand. They have been allowed to be discharged after being tested negative twice consecutively.

The Ministry of Health took the opportunity to call on those connected to the Feb. 20 Community Event to do COVID-19 tests at Chak Ang-re Health Centre.

By C. Nika
AKP

February 21, 2021
Cambodia’s February 20 community incident involving COVID-19 hotspots

Up to 13 sites have been identified as source of cluster infections leading to the February 20 Community Outbreak of COVID-19 in Cambodia.

The spots identified are: N8 nightclub near the Olympic stadium, Casa Meridian, Le Gong Guan Hotel, City Comfort Hotel, The Bridge, The Point Service Apartments, Yi Lu Xian restaurant, 18E Mekong street, Pent House Apartment, Sky Line (Dumex), Somet Condominium, Residence L Olympic and Prince Plaza Centre.

A bulk of the 32 COVID-19 positive cases had lived or frequented these places. The four escapes from quarantine from Sokha had reportedly been hopping from one apartment to another.

Ministry of Health officials who declined identification said “Contact tracing has been ongoing for the past 24 hours and a lot of people have been traced and samples taken. We fear there may be more cases which maybe announced as positive in the days to come.

“Contact tracing is tedious in this case as the number of places and venues are vast and there were many patrons in these places. Club N8 alone has more than 50 people who have been tested and awaiting results,” the official said.

The outbreak is believed to have been sparked by the daring (sic) bribery and escape of four people who were under quarantine in Sokha Hotel. They escaped by bribing two guards. Of the four, two were tested positive for COVID-19.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50816214/c ... -hotspots/

The next few days will determine if our little Covid-19 Free Bubble has burst.

This has the potential to close us down in a way not seen here yet.