Disasters
Pandemics
Quarantine waived for health workers and service providers
The government will waive quarantine for medical workers and frontline service providers at treatment facilities who maintain strict health measures while on duty and receive negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/quarantine-waived-health-workers-and-service-providers
Hun Sen set to attend ASEAN summits with no Myanmar
Prime Minister Hun Sen will attend the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, which will be held in combination together this year online on October 26-28 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-set-attend-asean-summits-no-myanmar
Cambodia lifts 15 months long ban on flights from Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia
Cambodia has lifted the temporary flights ban from Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50957702/cambodia-lifts-15-months-long-ban-on-flights-from-malaysia-philippines-and-indonesia/
No more closure or lockdown of buildings, schools or markets if a COVID-19 positive case is identified
Prime Minister Hun Sen has yesterday declared with immediate effect, there will be no more closure of schools, places of businesses and markets if a case of COVID-19 were to break out in any location. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50957434/no-more-closure-or-lockdown-of-buildings-schools-or-markets-if-a-covid-19-positive-case-is-identified/
Cambodia to set aside $700 million for continuation of COVID-19 interventions in 2022
The Royal Government plans to budget more than $700 million for the continuation of interventions against the effects of Covid 19 in 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50957425/cambodia-to-set-aside-700-million-for-continuation-of-covid-19-interventions-in-2022/
Cambodia set to launch Post Covid recovery plan soon
Cambodia is set to launch soon, its Post COVID economic recovery plan, thanks to its high rate of vaccination which stood at 85.33 percent as of Friday, October 22. ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50957334/cambodia-set-to-launch-post-covid-recovery-plan-soon/
Covax delivers 124,800 more doses of Sinovac
On Saturday Cambodia received 124,800 doses of the Sinovac vaccine. So far, Cambodia has received a total of 2.5 million doses of the planned 6.6 million doses from The COVAX Facility. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50958118/covax-delivers-124800-more-doses-of-sinovac/
Puthea: NEC welcomes observers for Cambodia’s free, fair elections
The National Election Committee (NEC) is in the process of updating and verifying the 2021 voter registration list in preparation for the 5th mandate commune council elections scheduled for June 5, 2022. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/puthea-nec-welcomes-observers-cambodias-free-fair-elections
Health ministry issues SOP for travellers
The Ministry of Health released their official Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) on October 20 for all travellers to Cambodia, with the specific instructions varying according to whether the traveller is fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated or unvaccinated. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/health-ministry-issues-sop-travellers
Siem Reap, Kampong Speu lift Covid restrictions
The Siem Reap Provincial Administration has lifted the 9pm-3am curfew throughout the province after a decrease in the rate of new Covid-19 cases. Kampong Speu province similarly decided to lift restrictions and reopen businesses. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-kampong-speu-lift-covid-restrictions
Ministry of Health issues Standard Operating Procedures for fully immunized foreign travelers to Cambodia
The Ministry of Health has issued the standard operating procedure for foreign travelers who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50956221/ministry-of-health-issues-standard-operating-procedures-for-fully-immunized-foreign-travelers-to-cambodia/
Cambodia provides cash assistance to pandemic-hit families for another 3 months
The Cambodian government will continue providing cash assistance to about 700,000 families hit by COVID-19 for another three months from October to December, according to a decision released on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50955991/cambodia-provides-cash-assistance-to-pandemic-hit-families-for-another-3-months/
PM: Vaccine, the foundation to protect people against COVID-19
Vaccine is the strong foundation to protect people’s lives from COVID-19, reiterated Prime Minister Hun Sen in a special voice message. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50955262/pm-vaccine-the-foundation-to-protect-people-against-covid-19/
Presentation of vaccination card at schools not mandatory for U-18s
Children and youth under 18 years of age are not required to show their COVID-19 vaccination card or certificate when entering and leaving school institutions, both public and private in Phnom Penh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50954510/presentation-of-vaccination-card-at-schools-not-mandatory-for-u-18s/
Siem Reap reopens 44 schools and plans to reopen 129 more
After requests were sent, inspections and evaluations conducted, and meetings held, Siem Reap finally reopened the doors of 44 schools and will be reopening 129 more two days after. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50954141/siem-reap-reopens-44-schools-and-plans-to-reopen-129-more/
Cambodia unveils new quarantine regulations
According to the nine-page notice, the new quarantine measures will take effect from October 18. The decision is aimed at protecting public health and easing burdensome restrictions for fully vaccinated people. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-unveils-new-quarantine-regulations
Central bank calls on IMF to support ASEAN’s recovery
The governor of the National Bank of Cambodia has called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to continue supporting ASEAN economies, especially as they recover from the Coronavirus pandemic. ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50953619/central-bank-calls-on-imf-to-support-aseans-recovery/
Vocational training centres to reopen
The virtual reopening of the vocational training centres across the country took place yesterday and presided over by Labour Minister It Samheng and around 200 other people. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50950391/vocational-training-centres-to-reopen/
IMF lauds Kingdom’s early-Covid moves
International Monetary Fund (IMF) resident representative for Cambodia Yasuhisa Ojima is optimistic that Cambodia’s economy will see a quick recovery that reflects the “proactive measures” taken by the government to blunt the socio-economic impacts of Covid-19. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/imf-lauds-kingdoms-early-covid-moves
Cambodia should not revert progress made in fighting COVID-19 pandemic, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Cambodia said that the country should not revert the progress made so far in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50950729/cambodia-should-not-revert-progress-made-in-fighting-covid-19-pandemic-says-who/
Unvaccinated people the majority of Covid fatalities
A senior Ministry of Health official said most Covid-19 patients who had died were unvaccinated, while the death of vaccinated people was caused by underlying health problems. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unvaccinated-people-majority-covid-fatalities
No end to illegal border crossing by Cambodians despite pandemic
The pandemic and its subsequent effect on the livelihood of Cambodians, pushed some people in the country to attempt to drastic measures to support themselves and their family. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50950140/no-end-to-illegal-border-crossing-by-cambodians-despite-pandemic/
Number of children aged six to 12 who have been fully vacinated against COVID-19 in Cambodia increase to more than 530,000
With several different vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 progressing simultaneously, children aged six to 12 currently rank the highest in terms of total percentage vaccinated with 95.84 percent against an intended 1, 897,382. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50949992/number-of-children-aged-six-to-12-who-have-been-fully-vacinated-against-covid-19-in-cambodia-increase-to-more-than-530000/
WHO in Cambodia says high vaccination coverage provides good basis for reopening of economy
The World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Cambodia said that Cambodia’s high vaccination coverage provides a good basis for reopening the economy and society safely and responsibly. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/950006/who-in-cambodia-says-high-vaccination-coverage-provides-good-basis-for-reopening-of-economy/