70,000 refused jabs for health condition are all vaccinated
More than 70,000 people who were previously refused vaccination for Covid-19 due to their pre-existing health conditions have already largely been vaccinated in the interim by returning for a follow-up visit to get their jabs, according to Ministry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/70000-refused-jabs-health-condition-are-all-vaccinated
PM: Expedite Covid booster vaccinations
Prime Minister Hun Sen urged the Ministry of Health and relevant authorities across the Kingdom to expedite vaccinations with booster doses now that the Omicron coronavirus variant has begun circulating within the community. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-expedite-covid-booster-vaccinations
Target groups get fourth dose
The Ministry of Health has authorised a fourth dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for certain target groups in Phnom Penh beginning on January 14 at certain national hospitals and extending to other institutions at later dates. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/target-groups-get-fourth-dose
PM reports 3 more local cases of Omicron in Cambodia as variant spreads into community
PM Hun Sen has confirmed that 3 more case of the mutant Omicron variant have been found in the community – bringing the total to 183 – 4 local cases and 179 imported. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501004042/pm-reports-3-more-local-cases-of-omicron-in-cambodia-as-variant-spreads-into-community/
The government is purchasing 5 million doses of vaccines, says PM Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the government is purchasing 5 million doses of Covid vaccines to expedite the booster shots campaigns across the country. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501004130/the-government-is-purchasing-5-million-doses-of-vaccines-says-pm-hun-sen/
Round 8 for gov’t cash handout programme
The government will extend a cash handout programme from January-March for an eighth round, to provide cash assistance for poor and vulnerable households that have been significantly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/round-8-govt-cash-handout-programme
Ministry plans mobile teams for remote rural vaccinations
The national Covid 19 vaccination committee is continuing to push for an increase in at-home vaccinations for those who live in remote areas and cannot access designated sites. The committee also reminded medical teams to ensure that vaccines were administered correctly, to avoid damaging or ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-plans-mobile-teams-remote-rural-vaccinations
Gov’t ends $40 subsidy for garment workers
The Labour Ministry decided to end the $40 allowance per month for garment, footwear, and travel products workers whose contracts were suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the ministry will still continue to provide this allowance to workers in the field of tourism. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501010144/govt-ends-40-subsidy-for-garment-workers/
More than 95,000 receive fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Cambodia
In four days, since the launch of the fourth dose campaign for COVID-19 vaccines, 95,783 have received the vaccine. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501008954/more-than-95000-receive-fourth-dose-of-covid-19-vaccine-in-cambodia/
Fourth dose administration in Cambodia inches closer to 400,000
Cambodia’s campaign to administer the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Pfizer BioNTech has closed in on the 400,000 people mark as of January 26, some 12 days after it started. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501014194/fourth-dose-administration-in-cambodia-inches-closer-to-400000/
Cambodia’s fourth dose campiagn for COVID-19 vaccination sees 450,000 getting Pfizer jabs
Cambodia’s vaccination campaign which is being carried on multi fronts is chugging along to achieve the 91 percent of total population vaccinated target. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501016075/cambodias-fourth-dose-campiagn-for-covid-19-vaccination-sees-450000-getting-pfizer-jabs/
World Bank gives key recommendations for Cambodia’s economic recovery
The blow to Cambodia’s economy from the COVID-19 pandemic was among the most pronounced in East Asia, but the country can regain sustained economic growth by increasing productivity among firms and workers, diversifying exports, and taking steps to boost domestic investment, the World Bank says ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501016942/world-bank-gives-key-recommendations-for-cambodias-economic-recovery/
Almost 90 percent of Cambodian received COVID jabs
New statistics from the Ministry of Health showed that 89.78 percent of Cambodia’s 16 million population have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, still one the highest in the world. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501021130/almost-90-percent-of-cambodian-received-covid-jabs/
Press release on the decision to lift the travel restriction for travelers from 10 African countries
On 08 February 2022, the Ministry of Health has posted a press release on the decision to lift the travel restriction for travelers from 10 African countries.The 10 countries include Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Angola and Zambia. Following the travel ...
Ministry of Health
Fully vaccinated patients can go free after recovery: ministry
Fully vaccinated Covid-19 patients who have been treated at home and test negative are allowed to return to daily activities, while those without the primary course of jabs are required to complete an additional seven days of quarantine, the Ministry of Health has announced. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fully-vaccinated-patients-can-go-free-after-recovery-ministry
Ministry of Education issues new directive on strengthening Standard Operating Principles for Health and Safety in Educational Establishments
In response to the growing wave of Omicron cases in Cambodia, the Ministry of Education has issued a new directive on strengthening Standard Operating Principles for Health and Safety in Educational Establishments ...
Guidelines for strengthening the implementation of standard operating procedures for the management, care and treatment of COVID-19 patients at home
On 13 February 2022, the Ministry of Health has posted a guideline as a reminder on the implementation of standard operating procedures for the management, care and treatment of COVID-19 patients at home on their official facebook site. The guideline aims to raise awareness on the ...
Ministry of Health
Guidelines for strengthening the implementation of standard operating procedures for promoting health hygiene and safety for public and private schools
On 10 February 2022, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport have posted a guideline for strengthening the implementation of standard operating procedures for promoting health hygiene and safety for public and private schools on their official facebook page. The guideline aims to provide instruction on ...
Ministry of Education Youth and Sport
Cambodia extends tax breaks for tourism-related businesses for 6 more months
The Cambodian government on Wednesday extended tax holidays for tourism-related establishments for another six months from January to June 2022 in a bid to boost business activity in the COVID-hit tourism industry. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501022398/cambodia-extends-tax-breaks-for-tourism-related-businesses-for-6-more-months/
Ministry of Labour reminds factory owners to ensure all their workers are vaccinated against COVID-19
The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notice to all owners or directors of factories to immediately contact the local authorities to prepare vaccines and to encourage workers in any location to get vaccinated soonest possible. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501023333/ministry-of-labour-reminds-factory-owners-to-ensure-all-their-workers-are-vaccinated-against-covod-19/