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

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Re: Information on Coronavirus in Cambodia from 8 March 2020 (Latest Updates)

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Indeed. A large proportion of those testing positive now might have gotten it well over ten day ago.

They have testing capabilities of 3000 tests/day (currently more but they reckon it's not sustainable). At 10-20%, that's large percentage of positives so I would assume the real number out there is much larger (unless their tracing abilities are really good, but at this point I think it's out of control). Will probably take another 10-20 days just to see a drop back down to 100-200/day as a wild guess. Hope you guys are comfy at home...
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Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:40 pm Indeed. A large proportion of those testing positive now might have gotten it well over ten day ago.

They have testing capabilities of 3000 tests/day (currently more but they reckon it's not sustainable). At 10-20%, that's large percentage of positives so I would assume the real number out there is much larger (unless their tracing abilities are really good, but at this point I think it's out of control). Will probably take another 10-20 days just to see a drop back down to 100-200/day as a wild guess. Hope you guys are comfy at home...
What's also unsustainable is the bizarre incarceration of "positive cases" who are completely asymptomatic. A waste of everyone's time and resources. Initially a revenue hand out to connected owners of redundant buildings like the Great Duke, Sokha and, now, wedding halls, but now a fiasco as those fill up with people who should be home.
I suspect many of those trapped and hungry in Red Zone slums would prefer the aircon at Koh Pich, with food and "treatment" so may well try and get infected to get moved.
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beerlaodrinker wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:48 pm I suspect many of those trapped and hungry in Red Zone slums would prefer the aircon at Koh Pich, with food and "treatment" so may well try and get infected to get moved.
a cunning plan
but are they even bothering to test in those leper colonies?

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Phnom Poon wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 1:14 pm
beerlaodrinker wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:48 pm I suspect many of those trapped and hungry in Red Zone slums would prefer the aircon at Koh Pich, with food and "treatment" so may well try and get infected to get moved.
a cunning plan
but are they even bothering to test in those leper colonies?
I actually thought it was one of the only reason you could leave a Red Zone was to go to a test. Assuming I am correct, they had better keep it quiet, or it would be quite a ruse for escape!
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"The Red Zone" - now also available in Sihanoukville:

Sangkat 4 of Sihanoukville Considered as “Red Zone”
AKP Phnom Penh, April 23, 2021 --

Preah Sihanouk provincial administration has identified Villages No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of Sangkat 4 in Sihanoukville as “Red Zone”.

According to a decision of the provincial administration dated April 22, the move is aimed to ensure the effectiveness of the lockdown of Sihanoukville affected by the Feb. 20 Community Event, the third cluster infections of COVID-19 in Cambodia.

Yesterday, Preah Sihanouk provincial administration announced to impose a two-week-long lockdown of Sihanoukville from April 23 to May 6, 2021.

Sangkat 4 is composed of five villages, while Sihanoukville has four Sangkat.
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phuketrichard wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:00 pm YIKES:
Unofficial report from KhmerTimes and in Telegram disclosed that Cambodia is expected to announce the highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases today, more than 650 cases and counting nationwide and more than 500 cases in Phnom Penh alone.
confirmed; 655

Phnom Penh: 522
Sihanoukville: 113
Kandal: 5
Takeo: 5
Kampong Cham: 3
Kep: 3
Kampong Speu: 1
Tbong Khmum: 1
Mondulkiri: 1
1 Imported case (Cambodian migrant woker from Thailand)
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beerlaodrinker wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:48 pm What's also unsustainable is the bizarre incarceration of "positive cases" who are completely asymptomatic. A waste of everyone's time and resources. Initially a revenue hand out to connected owners of redundant buildings like the Great Duke, Sokha and, now, wedding halls, but now a fiasco as those fill up with people who should be home.
I suspect many of those trapped and hungry in Red Zone slums would prefer the aircon at Koh Pich, with food and "treatment" so may well try and get infected to get moved.
You like to draw a long bow with terms such as 'incarceration' and 'slums'.. :?

Positive cases might be asymptomatic but are still infectious and spreaders right?

AFAIK, the Sokha is used for incoming from people overseas who have tested negative but have to wait out their 14 day quarantine. The Great Duke and Koh Pich convention centre are designated as hospitals.
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phuketrichard wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 2:57 pm
phuketrichard wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:00 pm YIKES:
Unofficial report from KhmerTimes and in Telegram disclosed that Cambodia is expected to announce the highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases today, more than 650 cases and counting nationwide and more than 500 cases in Phnom Penh alone.
confirmed; 655

Phnom Penh: 522
Sihanoukville: 113
Kandal: 5
Takeo: 5
Kampong Cham: 3
Kep: 3
Kampong Speu: 1
Tbong Khmum: 1
Mondulkiri: 1
1 Imported case (Cambodian migrant woker from Thailand)
Confirmed with source.
COVID-19: Cambodia’s Daily Cases Remain High
AKP Phnom Penh, April 23, 2021 --
The daily new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia remain high as 655 cases were reported by the Ministry of Health today; the tally thus jumped to 8,843.
https://www.akp.gov.kh/post/detail/231042
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:17 pm
The daily new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia remain high as 655 cases were reported by the Ministry of Health today
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April 22, 2021
COVID Warning at a Phnom Penh police station
The Ministry of Information has issued a warning after suspicion of COVID infection at a Phnom Penh police station where a police officer was diagnosed with COVID

It is advising all citizens who went to the Meanchey District Police Inspectorate, Street 628, corner Street 363, Phnom Penh from 10th to 18th April 2021 to immediately isolate themselves and quarantine for 14 days.

If they start to develop symptoms they should report themselves to the relevant medical authorities.
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