Cambodia plans to prevent spread of COVID-19 in traditional New Year
The National Police under the Interior Ministry of Cambodia have planned to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the upcoming Khmer New Year in April, the context of increasing number of infections in the country.
Cambodia plans to prevent spread of COVID-19 in traditional New Year. - Illustrative image (Photo: khmertimeskh.com)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – The National Police under the Interior Ministry of Cambodia have planned to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the upcoming Khmer New Year in April, the context of increasing number of infections in the country.
According to the Interior Ministry, the National Police will deploy forces across the country to maintain order and prevent the spread of COVID-19 during Khmer New Year in April, especially for provinces near the Thai border.
On March 17 evening, the Cambodian government announced the establishment of the National Committee on COVID-19 vaccination to coordinate the work. This committee, comprised of 100 members from relevant agencies across the country, will plan and manage vaccination, training and other related activities. It has planned to buy 4 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
According to the Cambodian Ministry of Heath, from February 10 – March 16, the country gave COVID-19 shot to 170,659 people, using Sinopharm vaccine of China or AstraZeneca vaccine of the UK.
As of 9:30 am on March 18, the ministry had confirmed 36 new COVID-19 cases, lifting the total number of infections in the Southeast Asian country to 1,541, including one fatality.
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Lockdown measures have been imposed in a number of localities in Cambodia to curb the spread of COVID-19 while the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of 400 million USD for the Philippines to purchase COVID-19 vaccines.
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Cambodia plans to prevent spread of COVID-19 in traditional New Year. - Illustrative image (Photo: khmertimeskh.com) 
