armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:32 pm Yes, Riverside promenade is off limits 24/7 now.

I'm happy to report that people are on Riverside this morning, since dawn.

armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:55 am

armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:32 pm Yes, Riverside promenade is off limits 24/7 now.

I'm happy to report that people are on Riverside this morning, since dawn.

I spoke too soon, the cops came at 7am and chased people away. But the operation is not 100% effective.

The government have a number of big problems that are beyond their control and they have no fixes for them. This could be the start of something bigger.

Big Problem #1
All their real hospitals have been full from the start of this outbreak, all the makeshift hospitals in government building and the commandeered wedding centres are also full. They have run out of easy road. Have you noticed the lack of ambulances on the streets lately? They have nowhere to take them. Home treatment is now commonplace and this guarantees further community infection.

Big Problem #2
The realisation that the vaccines do not prevent infection. 6 Months ago, when the first vaccines started to enter peoples arms en masse, nobody knew this. Now everyone does. This highly unpleasant truth leads to...

Big Problem #3
While vaccines do reduce the % of people who get seriously sick (in varying degrees) , some people still do get very sick. That means you need a proper developed healthcare system to treat that very small % who need proper medical care, despite vaccination. Countries that have a developed healthcare system should be able to cope and reopen to some sort of normality. Cambodia is not one of them. That's very bad news for what little healthcare they do have as it will be overrun for the foreseeable future with no end in sight.

Big Problem #4
The Delta variant is scaring them shitless and is in the country. No country has contained it so far, and nor will Cambodia. The western vaccines seem to work against it, so far so good, but the the Chinese one's are looking a bit suspect. A booster shot programme now looking like a requirement by the end of the year. More vaccine, money and manpower needed.
(All this newly arrived AZ vaccine from the U.K. and Japan and the J&J vaccine from the U.S. coincides very nicely with the ability of private clinics to start selling it.)

They government are scratching their heads as to what to do next, and this is the first salvo. Further full scale and serious lockdowns are the next logical step.

@Doc67 do you have a source for the above, or is it all in your humble opinion.

Please don't say "It's obvious, innit".

I'm not saying your wrong, just wondering about the source.

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I think most will not deny they have big problems with Covid 19. However, so has many/most other countries and arguably, Cambodia is better placed than most given the low, young population and high vax rates.

Also, to say:

The government have a number of big problems that are beyond their control and they have no fixes for them.

I think draws a very long bow, paints a very negative view and I don't think entirely accurate...but I daresay it is a moot point for many.

Having said that, I do agree we're at a very important point of inflection with this Delta variant and potentially could get much worse...but just like pretty much every country in the world imo.