Nice quote from a friend of mine...
“The irony is anti vaxxers say they don't want to be part of an experiment. But they are now part of a control group”


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Cambodia cases cross 80,000 mark, deaths cross 1,500 mark as 2 more areas in Phnom Penh closed due to ‘Delta’

For the 4th day, daily case totals were lower in Cambodia – but news just now of 2 more areas in Phnom Penh being blocked due to ‘Delta’ variant cases in the community will put a dampener on any celebrations.
Cambodia today announced a daily new cases total of 591, bringing the COVID case total for Cambodia to 80,225 cases.
As Delta cases in Cambodia rose to above 300, The Royal Government has said that Cambodians need to be ‘careful and be disciplined’ to ensure that the new variant does not spread further.
However, widespread flouting of lockdowns and curfews has led observers to ask whether further restrictions may be implemented in the capital in the near future – as well as in The Kingdom in general.
Daily imported cases are causing concern for The Kingdom with another 183 imported cases being announced today – bringing with them the danger of the ‘Delta’ variant crossing over the now closed border from Thailand.
Experts fear that many cases are undetected in Cambodia, brought over the border via illegal crossings by frightened migrant workers, desperate to return to their provincial homes.
These are then spreading into the community – despite tight lockdowns in border provinces.
Reports of continued high provincial case numbers shows that the provinces – where the majority of local and imported cases are now being reported – are the new battleground for COVID in Cambodia.
Continued ‘spikes’ of new cases announced today in Battambang, Prey Veng and Banteay Meanchey – for example – confirm this.
This means that the total number of Community Cases is 68,690 with 11,535 cases being imported.
Cambodia also announced 19 new deaths, bringing the total to 1,507 direct deaths from COVID-19 in Cambodia.
Recoveries outpaced new cases with 618 new recoveries announced today – meaning that the active case total dropped slightly to 5,290.

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50909224/c ... -to-delta/

Quote from above - As Delta cases in Cambodia rose to above 300, The Royal Government has said that Cambodians need to be ‘careful and be disciplined’ to ensure that the new variant does not spread further.

How much further are they talking? Its got to the capital.

timmydownawell wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:43 am This was something else I was going to touch on. 1.5m AZ doses sure as hell isn't going to stretch to 13m people. So I wonder if they will bite the bullet and actually purchase some? EU got a great deal buying AZ at $2.15/dose, UK and US paid $3-4. I wonder how much Cambodia paid for their Sino* purchases by comparison.

*brr brr* *brr brr* Hello, Boris?

Cambodia’s nightlife scene tests COVID success
Karaoke lounges, bars and casinos under scrutiny after cases in Southeast Asian country surge into the tens of thousands.
By Lindsey Kennedy and Nathan Paul Southern
5 Aug 2021

In March 2020, Cambodian authorities made it clear they would take no chances with COVID-19. Tourism visas were suspended. Land borders were closed, leaving citizens stranded. Curfews and domestic travel restrictions emptied the kingdom’s world-renowned archaeological sites of visitors and shut down once-bustling nightlife spots.

Full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/5 ... e-on-covid

Positive Covid news !
Three babies were born to Covid mothers in Sihanoukville on 4 August, 2021.

Cambodia News, (Sihanoukville): On August 4, 2021, Sihanoukville hospital assisted three women who gave birth after testing positive for the Covid-19 virus. Two baby girls and a baby boy were delivered safely by the doctors at the Sihanoukville Referral Hospital. Mothers and babies are in good health.
Congratulations all.

cautious colin wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:22 pm

timmydownawell wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:43 am This was something else I was going to touch on. 1.5m AZ doses sure as hell isn't going to stretch to 13m people. So I wonder if they will bite the bullet and actually purchase some

I like you Timmy, you seem to have a good sense of humour

Haha well if you refer to the tweet in the post two above yours, you'll see they are actually looking to buy some AZ (in addition to scoring more freebies ofc).

Nearly 49% of Kingdom's population vaccinated
Ry Sochan | Publication date 06 August 2021 | 16:32 ICT
Cambodia's Covid-19 vaccination campaign has reached 76.13 per cent of its targeted adult population of 10 million as of August 5, according to the national vaccination committee.

It also said vaccinations for the 12-17 age group had reached 10.06 per cent of the nearly two million targeted since the campaign began August 1.

If compared to the Kingdom’s population of 16 million, the vaccination drive has reached nearly 49 per cent, or 7.81 million.
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... vaccinated