Ministry of Health releases “Guidelines for the Management and Treatment of COVID-19 in the Kingdom of Cambodia” document
The Ministry of Health has released an important document entitled “Guidelines for the Management and Treatment of COVID-19 in the Kingdom of Cambodia” to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of COVID in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50911151/ministry-of-health-releases-guidelines-for-the-management-and-treatment-of-covid-19-in-the-kingdom-of-cambodia-document/
$5.5 Mn of investments in new apparel projects ‘will create 1,200 jobs’
Two new investment projects worth a combined $5.5 million have been approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50917469/5-5-mn-of-investments-in-new-apparel-projects-will-create-1200-jobs/
Health Minister raps youths for spreading C-19 to elderly
The Health Minister yesterday in a bold statement said that the careless actions of young people are transmitting Covid-19 to their elderly family members causing serious infections and even deaths of the older generation. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50887005/health-minister-raps-youths-for-spreading-c-19-to-elderly/
Ministry: No shortages of oxygen for Covid-19 care
As COVID-19 rages on with nearly 1,000 cases reported on July 6 alone, a senior health official said the government had secured sufficient oxygen supplies to treat patients with the disease. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-no-shortages-oxygen-covid-19-care
COVID-19 leads to $3.6 billion financing flow losses for Cambodia last year
COVID-19 has led to financing flow losses of $3.6 billion for Cambodia, accounting for 19.8 percent of the country’s total financing flows in 2020, said a new report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) released on Friday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50895602/covid-19-leads-to-3-6-billion-financing-flow-losses-for-cambodia-last-year/
Covid rattles Phnom Penh’s retail landscape through H1
The Covid-19 pandemic has rocked the retail landscape in Phnom Penh, with anxiety around infection risk keeping the masses away from shopping malls and driving retail consumption down by nearly five per cent in the first half of this year, compared to July-December 2020, according ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/covid-rattles-phnom-penhs-retail-landscape-through-h1
PM orders purchase of longan
Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the purchase of longans – an edible fruit similar to lychee, also of the soapberry family – from farmers in all provinces along the Cambodian-Thai border who have been unable to export their produce due to Covid-19 restrictions. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-orders-purchase-longan
Hiring freeze for ministries
The government has suspended the recruitment of new officials for all ministries and institutions for 2022, reversing the government’s previous plans to recruit some 6,000 new officials to replace those lost to retirement or other factors. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hiring-freeze-ministries
PM: Int’l ‘tricks’ a barrier to peace
Prime Minister Hun Sen said “some superpowers” and their allies had continued to interfere in Cambodia’s internal affairs through the implementation of double standards regarding democracy and respect for human rights. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-intl-tricks-barrier-peace
Quarantine rules easing across the board may lure vaccinated tourists back and encourage Cambodians to travel
The possible easing of quarantine for incoming travellers into Cambodia from the current 14 days to seven, if implemented, may see the slow but steady restart of the tourism and hospitality sectors which are all but down in the dumps. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50937678/quarantine-rules-easing-across-the-board-may-lure-vaccinated-tourists-back-and-encourage-cambodians-to-travel/
UN trains 3,000 in mental health
The UN in Cambodia has trained nearly 3,000 health workers nationwide to provide mental health and psychosocial support to Covid-19 vulnerable people. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-trains-3000-mental-health
MOH to explore vaccinating children under 12 years
The government is looking into the possibility of vaccinating children under 12 years in a bid to ensure everyone in the country is protected from Covid-19. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50926901/moh-to-explore-vaccinating-children-under-12-years/
Adolescents aged between 12 and 17 in Cambodia urged to get vaccinated quickly to achieve herd immunity
A total of 1,573,131 adolescents aged between 12 and 17 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, of which 383,461 have been fully vaccinated. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50927911/adolescents-aged-between-12-and-17-in-cambodia-urged-to-get-vaccinated-quickly-to-achieve-herd-immunity/
Corruption and apathy led to the outbreak of Covid-19 February 20 Community Event, a reminder
A large-scale outbreak detected in Phnom Penh in 20 February took place when two out of four Chinese nationals who breached quarantine at the Sokha Hotel few days prior were tested positive. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50892476/corruption-and-apathy-led-to-the-outbreak-of-covid-19-february-20-community-event-a-reminder/
Japan gives 1M doses; five millionth person gets shot
The Japanese government pledged to provide approximately one million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Cambodia, with their shipment expected soon ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-gives-1m-doses-five-millionth-person-gets-shot
Battambang to buy longan till Sept 13
The Battambang Provincial Administration has said it will continue to buy Ta Ngen and Kra’op (fragrant) longan directly from farmers till September 13, in an extension of a purchasing initiative meant to offset market stresses created by Covid-related export problems. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/battambang-buy-longan-till-sept-13
Schools set for reopening
Provincial and local authorities are occupied with preparations to reopen schools with many institutions expected to begin lessons, at least for a trial period, next week before a full-scale reopening. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/schools-set-reopening
Schools prepared to reopen throughout Kingdom on September 15
Public and private educational institutions throughout the country that meet conditions related to hygiene, environment and health measures and can implement the standard operating procedures (SOP) will reopen from September 15. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/schools-prepared-reopen-throughout-kingdom-september-15