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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/
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
Hun Sen: No home care for Omicron
Prime Minister Hun Sen requested patience and understanding from people who have tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19, saying the government cannot allow Omicron patients to get treatment at home due to the variant’s increased transmissibility. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-no-home-care-omicron
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia boost cooperation in crime combat
Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos have committed to enhancing cooperation in fighting transnational crimes in all forms, especially drug crime, human trafficking, smuggling, terrorism and high-tech crime. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501001722/vietnam-laos-cambodia-boost-cooperation-in-crime-combat/
Kingdom strives to dampen fallout from Sino-Vietnam border cargo gridlocks
Cambodia is looking for workarounds to ship cargo to China while avoiding the risks and problems associated with ongoing severe congestion at Sino-Vietnamese land border gates, which has been blamed on Beijing’s response to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and its “dynamic zero-Covid” policy. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-strives-dampen-fallout-sino-vietnam-border-cargo-gridlocks
Dissapointing less than 50,000 adolescents turn up to receive booster dose against COVID-19
Monday being the first day for the administration of booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents aged 12 to 18 received less than encouraging result as less than 50,000 turned up to get their shots. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501000347/dissapointing-less-than-50000-adolescents-turn-up-to-receive-booster-dose-against-covid-19/
World heads into New Year facing Covid’s Omicron ‘tsunami’, Cambodia bracing but confident
Cambodia’s official daily new COVID case total (diagnosed by PCR test) indicate 14 more Omicron cases – bringing the total cases of the new variant to 48 and the COVID case total to 120,487 cases. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50998277/world-heads-into-new-year-facing-covids-omicron-tsunami-cambodia-bracing-but-confident/
Vietnamese, Israeli firms sign agreement for cooperation, distribution of experimental oral COVID-19 vaccine, including in Cambodia
Israel’s oral vaccine is heading to Southeast Asia, Oramed Pharmaceutical announced Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50998291/vietnamese-israeli-firms-sign-agreement-for-cooperation-distribution-of-experimental-oral-covid-19-vaccine-including-in-cambodia/
WHO warns of ‘very high’ Omicron risk as Covid surges worldwide
Omicron still poses “very high” risk and could overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO warned on Wednesday, as the highly transmissible coronavirus variant fuelled record outbreaks in many countries. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50997551/who-warns-of-very-high-omicron-risk-as-covid-surges-worldwide/
Border provinces tightening up as Omicron hits Thailand
Amid fears of large-scale transmission of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, border province authorities are looking at the possibility of implementing strict measures for crossing migrant workers, including implementing mandatory quarantines and PCR testing. These measures are the result of what was learnt dealing with ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50997363/border-provinces-tightening-up-as-omicron-hits-thailand/
WHO warns of Omicron overload as Cambodia’s cases increase to 33 since December 14
The WHO warned Tuesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant could lead to overwhelmed healthcare systems even though early studies suggest it leads to milder disease, as China and Germany brought back tough restrictions to stamp out new infection surges and Cambodia’s Omicron infections jumped to ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50996924/who-warns-of-omicron-overload-as-cambodias-cases-increase-to-33-since-december-14/
COVID-19: Cambodian Union of Youth Federations presents medical supplies to Vietnam
The Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia has presented Vietnam with medical supplies to support the country in the COVID-19 fight. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50996870/covid-19-cambodian-union-of-youth-federations-presents-medical-supplies-to-vietnam/
Oz stands with Kingdom in Covid fight: diplomat
A senior Australian diplomat commended the Cambodian government’s response to the Covid-19 crisis and the actions it took to protect its people and the economy. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oz-stands-kingdom-covid-fight-diplomat
Cambodia’s high school exam kicks off after pandemic brought under control
A total of 114,183 Cambodian candidates are taking a national high school graduation exam on Monday after the situation of COVID-19 pandemic had been brought under control. ...
Khmer Times Staff
http://khmertimeskh.com/50996230/cambodias-high-school-exam-kicks-off-after-pandemic-brought-under-control/
Pfizer jabs arrive from Oz to boost frontliner safety
A total of 783,000 doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines out of a promised 2.3 million doses from the Australian government arrived in Cambodia on the evening of December 26 and were received directly by Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Phnom Penh International Airport. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pfizer-jabs-arrive-oz-boost-frontliner-safety
PM: Despite Omicron, Cambodia to continue socio-economic reopening
Despite the outbreak of Omicron, a new COVID-19 variant of concern, Cambodia will continue to fully resume its socio-economic activities which began since Nov. 1, 2021. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50995525/pm-despite-omicron-cambodia-to-continue-socio-economic-reopening/
Australia-donated Pfizer vaccines arrive in Cambodia, to be dispatched to front line states with Thailand
Cambodia last evening received 783,000 out of the over 2.35 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine committed by the Government and people of Australia to the Government and people of the Kingdom of Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50995548/australia-donated-pfizer-vaccines-arrive-in-cambodia-to-be-dispatched-to-front-line-states-with-thailand/
Despite COVID-19 pandemic, Cambodia created more than 150,000 jobs through 195 new investments
The Minister of Labor and Vocational Training said that even in the context of Covid-19 pandemic, Cambodia received and approved 195 new investment projects and 43 production expansion requests that could create more than 150,000 jobs. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50995101/despite-covid-19-pandemic-cambodia-created-more-than-150000-jobs-through-195-new-investments/
PM Hun Sen to receive 2.3 million doses of Pfizer vaccine from Australia this evening
Prime Minister Hun Sen is set to receive 2.3 million doses of Pfizer vaccine, provided by the Government of Australia this evening. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50995097/pm-hun-sen-to-receive-2-3-million-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-from-australia-this-evening/
Boosting the boost: PM recommends fourth dose of C-19 vaccines for front-liners
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday recommended that frontline health workers be given a second booster shot to bolster their immune systems against Covid-19 especially the Omicron variant. ...
Mao Chanvireak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50994204/boosting-the-boost-pm-recommends-fourth-dose-of-c-19-vaccines-for-front-liners/
Covid-19 medication now available across Kingdom
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications began selling and distributing Molnupiravir capsules yesterday. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50994213/covid-19-medication-now-available-across-kingdom/
Scourge vanquished: PM declares official end to devastating Feb 20 Event
After 10 months of tragedy brought about by the February 20 Community Event, Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday declared an official end to the scourge. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50991965/scourge-vanquished-pm-declares-official-end-to-devastating-feb-20-event/
Over 260K migrants return since Covid-19 outbreak
Over 260,000 Cambodian migrant workers have returned from abroad, mostly from Thailand, since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic through the end of 2021, according to the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT). ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-260k-migrants-return-covid-19-outbreak
Ministry gives greenlight to resume early education
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron has given the green light for early childhood education service providers to resume operations nationwide from January 10 through at least October 31, 2022. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-gives-greenlight-resume-early-education