PM Announces 5 days of Khmer New Year Holiday for August

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Doc67 wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:18 am Just what the economy needs, a 5 day shutdown. And what about all the Phnom Penh dwellers struggling to make a living and facing going home to the village with empty pockets?

If you miss a NYE, it's gone and is never coming back. Just wait until the next one.
I completely disagree. If you are promised a certain amount of days off that should be followed through on.
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Lonestar wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2020 6:17 pm Why would it be baffling for Khmers to enjoy a holiday with their families??? Covid is over here, and was never a threat.
How do you know? They only did 38000 tests, that means the general populace wasn't tested at all.
Did you witness overcrowded hospitals and people on their deathbeds left and right? Did anyone in your neighbourhood die?
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No, but when it will be here nobody will realize till it could be too late.
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What I constantly see is sick people with cooling aids on their forehead who have no opportunity to get tested.
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No, what you're witnessing is a largely media-pumped superflu. The local population is young so not really at risk, and with recent evidence showing the virus was all over Wuhan back in October, you can rest assured it's swept through here long ago. The sick people you see...Get better. And even if they tested positive, there's no cure, so what's the point? Just wait two years till they tally all the asymptomatic people and the rate will drop even further.
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July 22, 2020
Provinces to beef up safety during holidays
The Ministry of Tourism has ordered its provincial departments to carry out measures to ensure safe travel for tourists and curb the spread of COVID-19 during the substitute public holidays from August 17 to 21.

The substitute days are in lieu of the Khmer New Year public holidays which were cancelled in April amid the pandemic.

According to a ministry order issued yesterday, provincial tourism departments have to disseminate safety measures to those offering tourism-related services.

The safety measures include health guidelines for accommodation services, restaurant businesses, river and land transportation services and tourism sites.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50747181/p ... -holidays/
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Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:No, what you're witnessing is a largely media-pumped superflu. The local population is young so not really at risk, and with recent evidence showing the virus was all over Wuhan back in October, you can rest assured it's swept through here long ago. The sick people you see...Get better. And even if they tested positive, there's no cure, so what's the point? Just wait two years till they tally all the asymptomatic people and the rate will drop even further.
Of course if antibodies only last a few months as some research has suggested, the young will get sick, then get sick in a few months, again in a repeating cycle.
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Sounds like the flu but I could be mistaken!
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Cambodia dealt with COVID very well. It never took off here.
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Crackers wrote: Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:38 am Cambodia dealt with COVID very well. It never took off here.
You're joking right? Daily flights from Wuhan continued until China decided to seal Wuhan off, and other flights from China continued until mid March. The cruiseship docking in Sihanoukville and passengers were free to roam around. Cambodia basically did nothing until mid March. It's sheer luck the conditions here aren't in favor of the virus, not competence.
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