Cambodia claims to have eliminated COVID-19

VNA reported that, according to this statement, Cambodia No new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded for 31 consecutive days. Since the pandemic broke out in January 2020, this Southeast Asian country has recorded a total of 136,262 cases, of which 133,206 patients have recovered and 3,056 deaths.

Talking to the press, Cambodia’s Minister of Health Or Vandine assessed that the success in controlling this pandemic is due to the correct leadership of the government and the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine. 19.

She stressed that Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen made the right and timely decision to provide a free COVID-19 vaccine to all Cambodians and eligible foreigners.

“Vaccines are the most powerful tool to protect (people’s) lives against COVID-19, reduce morbidity and mortality,” said Or Vandine.

According to the Ministry of Health, so far, Cambodia has administered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more than 15 million people, equivalent to 94% of the country’s 16 million population. Among them, 14.3 million people, equivalent to 89.4% of the population, have had 2 basic injections. In addition, about 9.25 million people, or 58%, have received the third dose, and 2.58 million, or 16%, have received the fourth dose. Cambodia will begin rolling out the fifth dose of the vaccine for the priority group from 9.6 to.

With a high vaccination rate, since November last year, Cambodia has restored all socio-economic activity and reopened its borders to travelers who received the full dose of basic vaccinations without quarantine.

Kin Phea – head of the Institute of International Relations under the Royal Academy of Cambodia – highly appreciated the role of vaccines in protecting people’s lives, stabilizing the health system and contributing to the recovery of the economy. economy.

Khmer Times reported that the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Cambodia on January 27, 2020. The patient is Jia Jianhua, 60 years old, Chinese nationality, diagnosed with COVID-19 in Sihanoukville, after traveling from Wuhan.