Public health

Cambodia has required foreigners to pay for COVID-19 lab test, quarantine and treatment services, Economy and Finance Minister Aun Pornmoniroth said in a letter dated Monday and released to the media on Tuesday. ...

Preah Sihanouk officials ‘test every passenger’ on flights to the province, provincial governor Kuoch Chamroeun said yesterday, adding authorities have prepared three hotels for all new arrivals, where they will be kept and tested for COVID-19,in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus ...

Preah Sihanouk provincial governor Kuoch Chamroeun yesterday announced there were 20 suspended factories in the province, affecting more than 8,000 workers, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

The Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed that another Covid-19 patient has been discharged from hospital, bringing the total number of recoveries to 124.   ...

The National Blood Transfusion Center is appealing to the public to replenish blood donation supplies which have fallen critically short due to the virus pandemic. ...

Contact tracing efforts from the 30-year-old COVID-19 patient diagnosed on Saturday have led to the identification of 30 people, the Ministry of Health said yesterday. ...

Hotels and international flights forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia are expected to reopen this month Clais Chenda, President of Cambodia Hotel Association, said that some hotel owners confirm they will resume operations shortly and international flights are expected to commence ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to transfer $166 million to municipal and provincial administrations to manage their respective health service provision. ...

The Institute Pasteur du Cambodia has announced it has tested over 16,000 samples for coronavirus since January in Cambodia, of which 125 have been positive. ...

The Ministry of Labour announced on Monday that a further 25,588 workers of 67 enterprises in the garment and tourism sectors will be paid allowances from the government after facing suspension or unemployment amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...

More than 100 hotels and guesthouses in Siem Reap province permanently ceased operations while 230 others announced indefinite suspensions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the provincial hall revealed yesterday. ...

Three more Cambodian UN peacekeepers stationed in Mali have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of known infections to 10, including the senior military officer who succumbed to the virus last week. ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced in a Friday report that Cambodia is alert and ready to respond to a larger-scale community coronavirus transmission and has demonstrated effective rapid response to initial cases. ...

In Cambodia, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng asked the administration in localities that border Thailand to increase professional measures at border checkpoints to prevent Cambodian workers from entering Thailand, which will shut its border until June 30 to prevent the spread ...

The Japanese government will provide $18 million worth of medical equipment and supplies to the Ministry of Health to help the Kingdom fight Covid-19. It will also offer nearly $23 million in financial grants to support education and health in Cambodia, according to an announcement from ...

Cambodia lifted a ban on entry of visitors from Iran, Italy, Germany, Spain, France and the United States that had been put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus, the health ministry a week ago and the immediate result of this is the detection ...

The Cambodian government yesterday introduced a fourth round of measures to help the private sector, business activities, declare further financing to rehabilitate and push the growth of the economy after the COVID-19 crisis ends. ...

The government confirmed that it transferred some of its out-of-work allowances yesterday, issuing payments of up to $40 to more than 30,000 factory and tourism workers, whose jobs have been temporarily suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.​ ...

Health Minister Mam Bun Heng said yesterday that from now on Cambodia will be enforcing a strict mandatory 14-day quarantine for all passengers flying into the Kingdom. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen advised the public yet again to stay away from crowded places to prevent the spreading of COVID-19 infection after two new cases have been reported in the Kingdom. ...

The government yesterday announced the lifting of the entry ban on people from six countries, more than two months after it was put in place to prevent imported virus cases from entering Cambodia. ...

The government announced the lifting of the travel ban for people from six countries but they need health certificates issued by their individual country to confirm they are free of coronavirus. ...

Smart Axiata announced yesterday that it has begun disbursing funds from its $1 million COVID-19 Relief Fund to the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Open Institute, Friends International and Southeastern Globe Communications, according to a company statement. ...

In an announcement, Health Minister Mam Bun Heng said the decision was made during a meeting of the National Committee for Combating COVID-19 on May 12 and with greenlight from Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...