Cambodian PM orders health measures at business facilities
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on December 6 ordered local authorities to strictly examine business facilities, and require the facilities to carry out COVID-19 prevention measures after the nation documented one new community transmission case.
Body temperature measurement outside a bank in Cambodia (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on December 6ordered local authorities to strictly examine business facilities, and require the facilities to carry out COVID-19 prevention measures after the nationdocumented one new community transmission case.
In a message sent to the press on December 6, Hun Sen pointed out that thenegligence and violation of pandemic prevention measures of several localofficials and business facilities partly contributed to the recent outbreak.
Anyone who fails to obey regulation will have their business temporarilyclosed, he said, adding there is no choice except for ensuring socialdistancing, wearing face masks, and implementing hygiene measures betweenbuyers and sellers.
To date, the Cambodian government has distributed 4 million face masks in PhnomPenh and Siem Reap in an effort to prevent SARS-CoV-2 virus spread.
Cambodia’s Inter-Ministerial Committee to Combat COVID-19on December 5 announced new regulations on theimplementation of disease prevention measures and quarantine for all travellersentering the country, which will be effective from December 12. The Cambodian Health Ministry statement said that alltravellers entering the country will be quarantined for full 14 days and betested upon arrival. They are required to possess a health certificate issued byhealth authorities, recognised and certified by a competent laboratory of theirresident countries indicating of COVID-19 negative, within 72 hours prior to departure. Cambodia willtemporarily suspend the implementation of Sponsorship Mechanism for foreigntravellers who are investor-businesspersons, company staff, experts andtechnicians sponsored to enter the country for less than 14 days until thesituation of the spread of COVID-19 is relievedand subject to new approval from Prime Minister Hun Sen.
It pledges to disclose the identity ofCOVID-19 patients immediately, after receiving the positive test result, on theofficial media of the Ministry of Health in order to facilitate in tracking ofpersons involved quickly./.
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Cambodia has closed all private education facilities across the nation in two weeks as part of its efforts to prevent the spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cambodia on December 1 announced three new COVID-19 infections linked to a community transmission case detected on November 28, according to the country’s Ministry of Health.
Cambodia’s Inter-Ministerial Committee to Combat COVID-19 on December 5 announced new regulations on the implementation of disease prevention measures and quarantine for all travelers entering the country, which will be effective from December 12.
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Body temperature measurement outside a bank in Cambodia (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
