Hanoi (VNA) - Cambodia on January 14 began administering the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to priority groups in itscapital city of Phnom Penh amid the spread of the Omicron variant within thecommunity.

The priority groups include those working on thefrontline of the pandemic combat, the army and police forces, the elderly and high-rankingofficials, the Cambodian health ministry said.

Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen took his fourthjab at his residence in southern Takhmao city and urged people to get theirshots when their turns come.

There is no better choice than vaccination, along withthe three dos and three don'ts health measure, he said.

The three dos include wearing a face mask, washing handsfrequently and maintaining the physical distancing of 1.5 meters, while thethree don'ts are avoiding confined and enclosed spaces, avoiding crowdedspaces, and avoiding touching each other.

Since the pandemic began, Cambodia has recorded atotal of 120,728 cases, with 3,015 deaths and 117,072 recoveries, the ministrysaid.
Cambodia has reopened socio-economic activities in allareas since November, buoyed by its high vaccination rates.

The country has so far administered at least one doseof the COVID-19 vaccine to 14.3 million people, or 89.4 percent of its 16million population, the ministry said.

Of them, 13.7 million, or 85.6 percent, were fullyvaccinated with two required shots, and 4.39 million, or 27.4 percent, took a third dose or booster shot, it added./.