Ryan754326 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:21 am As far as I’m concerned, this is proof that the vaccines are doing their job well enough; two people in their 80’s brushed it off with minimal symptoms.

My double vaccinated, 90-year-old father, who had managed to avoid the main covid outbreak of the previous two years living alone in his small unit, moved into a Nursing Home just before Xmas.
Three weeks later, he tested positive for covid, was on a ventilator with oxygen levels in the danger zone.
A week later, he tested negative. He continued with the ventilator on an 'as needed' basis.
Now has no ventilator. He turned 91 last Friday.

February 25, 2022
503 students infected with C-19 as over 10 schools closed

Phnom Penh is now dealing with a large uptick in Covid cases, especially the Omicron, and is grappling to contain it with schoolchildren being infected and more than 10 schools shut down.

With more than 500 students in Phnom Penh city infected with the virus, experts are pushing for digital learning and online studies till this contagious and highly transmissible spread of the virus is contained.

Phnom Penh Education Department Director Hem Sinareth yesterday said that ever since the new academic year began on January 10, there have been more than 500 students infected with the Omicron variant and more will contract it due to parents’ negligence and careless behavior.
Sinareth said parents don’t even inform the schools when their children are infected with Covid so that they can disinfect the classrooms and check on the condition of other students whom the infected students came in contact with.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501031420/ ... ls-closed/

Nearly 65,000 Children Aged 3 to U5 Get Vaccinated in First Two Days
AKP Phnom Penh, February 25, 2022 --

Since the nationwide campaign kicked off on Feb. 23, 2022, a total of 64,902 children aged from 3 to under 5 years old, about half are girl, have received their first doses of vaccine against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The figure represents 10.63 percent of the 610,730 targeted children, said a report of the National Ad-hoc Commission for COVID-19 vaccination.

According to an announcement of the Ministry of Health, China-manufactured Sinovac vaccine is used for the campaign, and the interval between the 1st and 2nd doses is 28 days.

Early this week, Cambodia also started the administration of booster dose (3rd dose) for the children aged from 6 to under 12 years old, while the five-year-old children will have their 3rd jab from Mar. 11 onwards.

The report also shows that as of Feb. 24, 90.53 percent of the total population of 16 million have received the basis doses against the pandemic, while over 6.73 million have got the 3rd shot and nearly 890,000 the 4th jab.- AKP

Cambodia generously shares Covid donations to poorer neighbors...

Cambodia to Donate 10 Vaccine Transport Vehicles to Lao PDR
AKP Phnom Penh, March 09, 2022 --

Ten refrigerated vaccine transport vehicles will be donated to Lao PDR in contribution to its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Health’s press release this morning.

The handover ceremony of the humanitarian assistance will be held on Mar. 12 at Trapaing Kreal international border gate in Stung Treng province, at the border with Champasak province of Lao PDR, it pointed out.

H.E. Dr. Or Vandine, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Health and Chairwoman of the National Ad-hoc Commission for COVID-19 Vaccination will represent Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HE, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, at the handover ceremony, it added.

The donation reflects Cambodia’s attention to the health and well-being of the Lao people, as neighbours, as well as to the strengthening of bilateral cooperation between the two nations, the press release underlined.

Cambodia has so far donated COVID-19 vaccine, medical supplies and refrigerated transport vehicles to Lao PDR.

Besides Lao PDR, Cambodia also extended COVID-related assistance to Vietnam, Myanmar, Timor-Leste and Nepal.
By Phal Sophanith
- AKP

Cambodia Receives Nearly 140,000 Doses of Pfizer Vaccine under COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund
AKP Phnom Penh, March 19, 2022 --

Cambodia has obtained 139,200 doses of Pfizer vaccine under the COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund.

Secretary of State at the Ministry of Health H.E. Dr. Yuok Sambath, and Representative of UNICEF in Cambodia Ms. Foroogh Foyouzat welcomed the vaccines’ arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport this afternoon.

This month, Cambodia is expected to receive 5 to 6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, donated by Italy and China, and about 5.5 million more doses from March to September this year from COVAX Facility said H.E. Dr. Yuok Sambath.

In his telephone conversation with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo HE yesterday, Chinese President H.E. Xi Jinping committed to donate 20 million more doses of vaccines to Cambodia, of which 5 million will arrive in Cambodia by the end of March.

With the newly-donated vaccines, Cambodia now has over 44.75 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines both through purchases and donations via bilateral and COVAX mechanism.

The number includes 29,424,800 doses of Sinovac, 7,800,000 doses of Sinopharm, 3,784,500 doses of AstraZeneca, 2,489,730 doses of Pfizer, 1,064,600 doses of Johnson & Johnson, and 188,160 doses of Moderna.

Cambodia has also donated COVID-19 vaccines to some countries in the region, including Lao PDR and Vietnam.

As of Mar. 18, about 92.37 percent of the total 16 million Cambodian population have been inoculated against the COVID-19 pandemic with the basic doses.
By C. Nika

China, the Leading Supplier of COVID-19 Vaccines for Cambodia
AKP Phnom Penh, March 29, 2022 --

China is the leading supplier of vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic for Cambodia, underlined Secretary of State at the Ministry of Health H.E. Dr. Yuok Sambath while welcoming the arrival of China-donated over 1.5 million doses of Sinovac vaccine along with medical supplies for the vaccination work, at Phnom Penh International Airport this morning.

Cambodia will receive in total more than 57 million doses of vaccines from China, about half are through bilateral donation, including the new 20 million doses committed by China during the telephone conversation between Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo HE and Chinese President H.E. Xi Jinping on Mar. 18, 2022, she pointed out.

For his part, Mr. Wu Guoquan, Economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia, said the newly arrived vaccines are part of the first batch of 5 million doses of the 20 million committed vaccines. The remaining vaccines will arrive in Cambodia in the near future in accordance to the vaccination plan of Cambodia, he affirmed.

With the newly-donated vaccines, Cambodia now has over 46 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines both through purchases and donations via bilateral and COVAX mechanism.

The number includes some 31,000,000 doses of Sinovac, 7,800,000 doses of Sinopharm, 3,784,500 doses of AstraZeneca, 2,489,730 doses of Pfizer, 1,064,600 doses of Johnson & Johnson, and 188,160 doses of Moderna.

According to H.E. Dr. Yuok Sambath, on April 6, 2022, Samdech Techo Prime Minister will receive 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, donated by Italy.

As of Mar. 28, about 92.59 percent of the total 16 million Cambodian population have been inoculated against the COVID-19 pandemic with the basic doses.
- AKP

April 16, 2022
PM instructs ‘authorities at all levels not to apply the law related to COVID-19’ during Khmer New Year


Prime Minister HE has announced that he has instructed ‘authorities at all levels not to apply the law related to the law governing COVID-19 and other infectious diseases…during the New Year, unless there is a serious infectious situation’

He said that he had made the decision after seeing that in the past two days of the Khmer New Year celebrations, people did not properly implement health rules.

Speaking in Preah Sihanouk Province this morning, the PM instructed the authorities and all competent officials not to apply health rules for recreation during the New Year.

He said, “I do not intend to impose any ban on the entertainment of the people during the New Year, and also ask the authorities at all levels not to apply the law related to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases are not applicable during the New Year, unless there is a serious infectious situation, [then[ we will announce to our people to suspend or their fun activities.”

Concerns had been raised after images of maskless Khmer New Year revellers in mass gatherings had been widely disseminated via the media.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501058786/ ... -new-year/

Well he was in Sihanoukville were no other laws are abided by why stop for a pandemic.
How governments attitudes have changed these last few months, certainly makes you wonder what it was all about, but then you look at china still lockdowns.

Spot the difference. Comparing the number of new cases of Covid announced by Cambodia and neighboring Vietnam for 16 April 2022:

COVID-19: Only 12 New Infections Reported This Morning
AKP Phnom Penh, April 16, 2022 --
There were only 12 new cases of COVID-19 detected in Cambodia, of which 10 were locally transmitted and the other 2 were imported, according to the Ministry of Health's press release issued this morning.
The tally now rose to 136,044, including 15,591 Omicron cases (14,248 Omicron community cases).
- AKP

18,474 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths reported on Saturday
Update: April, 16/2022 - 17:54

https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1173930/ ... urday.html

Are these Cambodian figures accurate?

Seems strange compared to the neighbours.

Today in Thailand.

Daily Covid-19 cases fell by more than a thousand to 17,775, the government said on Sunday, but new fatalities rose to 128, a record during the Omicron phase of the pandemic.

Sunday's figures compared with 18,892 new cases and 125 coronavirus-related fatalities announced on Saturday morning.

Bangkok post.com