The Cambodian Government has decided to extend its intensified COVID-19 prevention and control campaign by a week, while the Lao Government has ordered increasing contact tracing for prompt treatment.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Cambodian Government hasdecided to extend its intensified COVID-19 prevention and controlcampaign by a week, while the Lao Government has ordered increasing contact tracingfor prompt treatment.
The Cambodian Government's directive announced on theevening of August 11 said that the campaign to strengthen COVID-19 preventionmeasures in the past 14 days had been effective in controlling and slowing thespread of the Delta variant in the community.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided to extend lockdown in theprovinces bordering Thailand and Siem Reap province for another weekfrom August 13 to 19 to prevent COVID-19.
Phnom Penh, on August 11, also extended its curfew foranother week from August 13, but it will begin at 10pm to 3am. A decision totemporarily suspend private gatherings or gatherings of more than 15 people wasissued for an additional 14 days from August 13 to 26.
The National Commission for Combating COVID-19 announced anew seven-point guideline to reduce the spread of the Deltavariant in the country.
The Cambodian Ministry of Health confirmed 455 new COVID-19cases on August 12, the lowest number since August 10. On the same day, thenation’s total caseload, recoveries, and death toll amounted to 83,839, 78,431,and 1,634, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Lao Ministry of Health on August 12 said dueto concerns about the risk of the disease spread from returning workers andcommunity infections, the Government has requested the strengthening of contacttracing for timely treatment.
The ministry has allowed the establishment of a COVID-19testing centre at the Boten border gate in Luang Namtha province, which iscapable of performing 3,000 – 8,000 tests a day, serving demand of locals, students,and officials traveling through the border gate, among others.
On August 12, the nation posted 202 new cases of COVID-19and a death, pushing the national total to 9,363 and the death toll to nine.
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Checking temperature for a shopper at a wet market (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
