Social development
Public health
Three-day Water Festival cancelled
The government has said it will cancel the three-day Water Festival scheduled to take place in late October in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. ...
Khann Chanvirak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50754872/three-day-water-festival-cancelled/
Project to support migrant workers during COVID-19 crisis launched
Cambodia and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) of the United Nations have joined hands in a project to protect Cambodian migrant workers and legalise their services during the COVID-19 crisis. ...
Flights from Philippines banned as 13 infected fly in from Manila
The government, advised by the Ministry of Health, has issued an official statement announcing the temporary suspension of flights from the Philippines, effective from Thursday ...
Khann Chan Virak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50753943/flights-from-philippines-banned-as-13-infected-fly-in-from-manila/
Inter-ministerial meeting on Cambodia COVID-19 development response plan 2020-2022
Senior officials of Cambodia and Australia gathered in an inter-ministerial meeting here yesterday to discuss Cambodia COVID-19 Development Response Plan 2020-2022. ...
Phal Sophanith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50752978/inter-ministerial-meeting-on-cambodia-covid-19-development-response-plan-2020-2022/
Three new imported COVID-19 cases detected, bringing tally to 251
Three male Cambodian returnees test positive for COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total to 251, with two recoveries. ...
Khann Chan Virak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50753485/three-new-imported-covid-19-cases-detected-bringing-tally-to-251/
Chikungunya outbreak infects over 2,000 across 15 provinces
The Health Ministry yesterday identified a total of 2,047 suspected cases of Chikungunya diseases covering 15 provinces in the Kingdom. ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50753206/chikungunya-outbreak-infects-over-2000-across-15-provinces/
Gov’t exempts visa A and B holders from Covid fees
Airline passengers who are diplomats and officials of international organisations holding Type A and B visas for travel to Cambodia are exempted from paying Covid-19 testing fees, said the Ministry of Health in its latest adjustment of rules on Wednesday. ...
Khorn Savi
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Government to disburse $11 million to fight HIV/AIDS for next three years
The government is set to disburse $11 million to fight HIV/AIDS next year till 2023 so that the Kingdom will eradicate the disease by 2025. ...
Over 80 percent recovery rate noted as one more patient discharged
Another COVID-19 patient was discharged from hospital yesterday, bringing the total number of recoveries to 197, the Ministry of Health said. ...
Khann Chanvirak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50751314/over-80-percent-recovery-rate-noted-as-one-more-patient-discharged/
Over 1,000 diagnosed with chikungunya
Chikungunya has spread to 12 provinces across the Kingdom, with over a thousand patients testing positive for the vector-borne disease between July 19 and 31, the Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. ...
Khann Chanvirak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50751044/over-1000-diagnosed-with-chikungunya/
Upcoming holidays to be celebrated under tight security
Tighter security will be expected across the country in conjunction with the upcoming holidays, from August 17 to 21, which was set in lieu of the postponed Khmer New Year in April. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50749968/upcoming-holidays-to-be-celebrated-under-tight-security/
Cambodia to monitor all inbound flights after ban on Malaysian and Indonesian flights
Cambodia will closely monitor flights to the country after announcing the cancellation of inbound flights from Malaysia and Indonesia from August 1. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50750082/cambodia-to-monitor-all-inbound-flights-after-ban-on-malaysian-and-indonesian-flights/
Seven new virus cases: Four Blue Helmet returnees from Mali among infected
The Health Ministry yesterday reported seven new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tally number in the Kingdom to 233. ...
Khann Chan Virak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50749965/seven-new-virus-cases-four-blue-helmet-returnees-from-mali-among-infected/
Ban on outdoor exercises lifted as gyms remain closed
All sports and outdoor exercises were yesterday formally allowed to resume four months after such recreational activities were banned in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19. The move, said the Ministry of Education, aims to promote a healthy lifestyle among the public amid ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50749530/ban-on-outdoor-exercises-lifted-as-gyms-remain-closed/
Cambodia records 23 more imported Covid-19 cases
The Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed 23 more imported cases of Covid-19. ...
Phuon Chansereivuth
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-records-23-more-imported-covid-19-cases
More than $23M handed out to poor
The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation said on Saturday that it completed transferring more than $23 million to poor people, covering more than 530,000 households. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/more-23m-handed-out-poor
No entry from two nations
Alarmed over the number of Covid-positive passengers coming in via Malaysia and Indonesia, the government is temporarily suspending flights from both countries from August 1 until their infection rates decline. ...
Khann Chan Virak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50748812/no-entry-from-two-nations/
Four new cases of COVID-19 found among returning UN peacekeepers
The Ministry of Health this morning announced that four of the returning UN “blue helmet” peacekeepers who were previously stationed in Mali have tested positive for COVID-19. ...
Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50748411/four-new-cases-of-covid-19-found-among-returning-un-peacekeepers/
Quarantined man found dead in an isolation room in Tboung Khmum
A 21-year-old man who was placed in quarantine at an isolation room in Tboung Khmum province’s Krouch Chhmar district was found dead yesterday and the cause has yet to be determined. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50747972/quarantined-man-found-dead-in-an-isolation-room-in-tboung-khmum/
Cambodian government agrees in principle to waive $50,000 insurance policy and $3,000 deposit for incoming travelers
Prime Minister Hun Sen has approved in principle to eliminate the $3,000 deposit, and $50,000 insurance for investors, business people and experts. ...
Illness strikes 92 in Poipet, leaves 10 hospitalised
Ninety-two villagers have fallen ill in a mysterious outbreak in Poipet town, Banteay Meanchey provincial Department of Health director Le Chan Sangvat said on Tuesday. None of the cases are life-threatening, but 10 of the victims have been warded in hospital. ...
Long Kimmarita
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/illness-strikes-92-poipet-leaves-10-hospitalised
Cambodia’s imported COVID-19 positive cases increase by 26 to 197
The Ministry of Health this morning reported that 26 more Cambodian people tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number to 197. ...
Khann Chanvirak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50746998/cambodias-imported-covid-19-positive-cases-increase-by-26-to-197/
Tuberculosis infects 13,000 Cambodians within first half of 2020
Thirteen thousand tuberculosis cases have been recorded during the first half of this year, the National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control (CENAT) said yesterday. ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50746780/tuberculosis-infects-13000-cambodians-within-first-half-of-2020/
Three new recoveries bring total to 136
Cambodia reported three more recoveries of COVID-19 patients, bringing the total to 136. ...
Khann Chanvirak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50746297/three-new-recoveries-bring-total-to-136/
