A two-week curfew from 8pm to 5am starts today in Phnom Penh, a day after a sub-decree detailing administrative measures to contain Covid-19 was issued by Prime Minister Hun Sen.
“Travelling in Phnom Penh is temporally banned between 8pm and 5am,” said Phnom Penh governor
The Covid-19 situation in Cambodia has reached a critical point, the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Cambodia warned, as cases surge with two more deaths and 265 infections reported over the weekend.
On March 28 alone, the Ministry of Health recorded 86 Covid-19 cases linked to the February 20
The recent curfew and restrictions imposed in the capital and other Covid-19 hotspots were intended to break the chain of transmission, Ministry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine said as municipal and provincial authorities issued new directives banning certain activities during the upcoming Khmer New Year
Garment workers consult health officials before getting vaccinated against Covid-19 in Phnom Penh s Meanchey district. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN
Phnom Penh, April 10 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng late on Friday (April 9) placed parts of three districts in two-week lockdown as Covid-19 cases in the areas soar to an alarming level. The lockdown will last through April 23.
Sreng said on Saturday (April 10) the decision came after 631 workers from Din Han Enterprise, which has over 2,600 workers, tested Covid-19 on April 9 alone, just hours after the Ministry of Health reported 576 new cases linked to the February 20 community outbreak and the country s 25th Covid-19 fatality.
Foreign minister Prak Sokhonn (centre) meeting the EU representatives during the meeting on Jan 30, 2021. - The Phnom Penh Post/ANN PHNOM PENH, Feb 2 (Phnom Peng Post/ANN): Cambodian and EU representatives met to formulate development cooperation strategies for the next seven years, 2021 to 2027, outlining three priority areas and agreeing to further consultations in the context of evolving events due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The strategic agreements were formalised on Jan 28 by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn and European ambassador Carmen Moreno.
The three priorities to be addressed were economic growth and job creation; agriculture and natural resource management; and governance by the rule of law.