Cambodian Health Ministry's spokeswoman Or Vandine on February 13 urged people to be more vigilant and to comply with health protocols amidst a rise of COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant.
People in Phnom Penh, Cambodia get vaccinated (Photo: Xinhua)
Hanoi (VNA) - Cambodian Health Ministry's spokeswoman Or Vandineon February 13 urged people to be more vigilant and to comply with healthprotocols amidst a rise of COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant.
Complacency on Omicron will create a surge of virustransmission, she stressed
The ministry on the day registered 401 new COVID-19 cases, andall were confirmed to be with the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2.
No new fatalities have been reported for 40 straight days,the ministry said, adding that since the pandemic started in January 2020,Cambodia has logged a total of 123,443 COVID-19 cases with 118,804 recoveriesand 3,015 deaths.
The spokeswoman called on the public, especially the youth,to remain vigilant and to get inoculated with receiving booster shots whentheir turns come.
Meanwhile, Singapore has received its first batch ofPfizer’s Paxlovid pill, after the Health Sciences Authority of Singapore (HSA)approved the oral tablet for the treatment of COVID-19 in adult patients whoare at risk of severe disease.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said that this is the first oralanti-viral medicine approved for treatment of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.It will be prescribed and prioritised for those at higher risk of severeCOVID-19 illness.
Paxlovid has been found to reduce the risk of COVID-19related hospitalisation or death by 88.9 percent when treatment was givenwithin three days of the onset of symptoms, according to an HSA review ofclinical data based on an ongoing Pfizer study.
The pill should be taken twice a day for five days, HSA said,with treatment being initiated as soon as possible after a diagnosis has beenmade, within five days of the onset of COVID-19 symptoms./.
New COVID-19 infections in Singapore surged following the Lunar New Year festival to 13,046 on February 4, more than tripling the figure recorded a day earlier, reported its Health Ministry.
Cambodia reported 111 COVID-19 Omicron variant cases on February 6, the second straight day with a triple-digit increase in the number of such infections.
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Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
The proposed venue is located in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, featuring eight public sites, including Krungthep Aphiwat Central Terminal and several nearby parks.
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Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
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Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
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The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.
People in Phnom Penh, Cambodia get vaccinated (Photo: Xinhua) 
