Kammekor wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:18 am

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:16 am

phuketrichard wrote:#26 in less than 2 months after 1 year of none

A 59-year-old Cambodian man from Kandal succumbed to the deadly virus on 9 April 2021, according to the Ministry of Health’s announcement.

The man was tested positive of COVID-19 on 9 April 2021. He passed away at 10:50 before he could be admitted to the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital.
Doctors concluded that the 59-year-old Cambodian man died before being admitted to hospital due to COVID-19.

Not sure if closing bars, restaurants, cutting out sales of alcohol, will work or not, as many are still going to be with their families ( if they can) this week
BUT something needs to be done. The government needs to show its trying .....

Keep in mind roughly 150 traffic fatalities within that same month... And still under people with face masks AND shield but no lids on... *Facepalm*

Yes, more people die of some kind of accident in a week than people have died of Covid so far in the KoW. But those are regular occurrences people are used to and deal with on a daily basis. Homo Sapiens are a strange species....

PHNOM PENH--Prime Minister HE on April 10 recognized that the worsening situation prompted by the recent COVID-19 community outbreak, which has claimed 25 lives and infected more than 3,000 people over less than two months, was instigated by a governance issue.

“My habit is I don’t blame anyone for any crisis, but I recognize that our recent community outbreak has been due to our governance issue,” HE said, pointing out to the collusion between the security guard and people under quarantine as well as the opening of entertainment places without the local authorities being aware of it.

“That is why we need to strengthen our governances everywhere,” he stressed, adding that stringent administrative actions and law enforcement are needed.

The Ministry of Health on April 11 reported three more deaths from Covid-19 and 157 new infections, all but one of which were linked to the February 20 community outbreak.

The imported case is a Nigerian who arrived via South Korea on April 9.
Among the 156 cluster cases, eight are Chinese nationals and the rest are Cambodian.

The deceased patients, aged 36 to 72, are all Cambodian residing in the capital and the provinces of Kandal and Svay Rieng.

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:33 pm Cambodia ‘on the Brink of a National Tragedy’: WHO
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Michael Dickison
| Sat Apr 10, 2021 2:01 pm

Covid-19 has been spreading through Phnom Penh restaurants, markets, small businesses, private gatherings and parties, and Cambodia stands “on the brink of a national tragedy” unless the outbreak is stopped, the World Health Organization said in a statement issued Saturday.

“This outbreak is different from previous outbreaks in Cambodia,” said country representative Li Ailan. “The B.1.1.7 variant spreads more easily between people and can cause serious illness. Many countries with strong health systems have been overwhelmed by this variant. We need to ensure the same doesn’t happen to Cambodia.”

The B.1.1.7 variant of Covid-19, first identified in the U.K., emerged in Cambodia in February. The variant is thought to be very infectious and causes more serious symptoms.

The WHO’s warning was issued ahead of the upcoming Khmer New Year holidays, over which the government has issued an inter-provincial travel ban.

The country is in the midst of its worst Covid-19 outbreak to date, with more than 1,000 new cases announced over the past two days.

Many have been linked to popular and crowded markets in the capital, such as O’Russei, Doeum Kor and Boeng Trabek Plaza, and a garment factory in Meanchey district.

The WHO said that in the past two weeks the virus had been spreading in Phnom Penh restaurants, markets, small businesses, private gatherings and parties.

“We stand on the brink of a national tragedy because of COVID-19. Despite our best efforts, we are struggling to control the virus,” Li said. “Unless we can stop the outbreak, Cambodia’s health system is at high risk of being overwhelmed, which would have disastrous consequences.”
https://vodenglish.news/cambodia-on-the ... agedy-who/