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The ongoing Covid-19 vaccination campaign carried out in six districts of Phnom Penh – all formerly red zones – has been a huge success, according to Ith Sarath, Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Joint Chief of Staff of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces who oversees the drive in the capital.
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Residents of Tuol Sangke I commune in Russey Keo district have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine. Photo supplied
Military arm 70K residents in capital s Tuol Sangke with Covid jab
Fri, 7 May 2021
Residents of Tuol Sangke I commune in Russey Keo district have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine starting May 7, according to Ith Sarath – Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Joint Chief of Staff of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces – who oversees the campaign in Phnom Penh.
“I will deploy more military forces from Region 3 to help accelerate the drive because we have to speed up this work for the more than 70,000 residents,” he said.
Cambodia struggles with porous border as pandemic takes hold
As Covid-19 cases surge in Southeast Asia, illegal border crossings are being blamed for the spread
A woman carries food past a barricade set up in Cambodian capital Phnom Penh due to lockdown restrictions introduced to try to halt a surge in Covid-19 cases. (Photo: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP)
Cambodia’s notoriously porous border has a long history of smuggling, ranging from human trafficking and drugs to petrol and ancient Buddhist artifacts, by crime bosses who took a strategic view of the country and its access to neighbors and the coast.