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Beds at Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centre, which has recently been turned into a Covid-19 treatment facility in Phnom Penh. Hun Manet Page
Venues with 1,800 beds set for Covid patients
Tue, 13 April 2021
Prime Minister Hun Sen s eldest son Hun Manet, who is also deputy commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, said that in 80 hours his working group had prepared 1,800 beds at Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centre, which has recently been turned into a Covid-19 treatment facility in Phnom Penh.
In a Facebook post on April 13, Manet said the government needed to prepare such facilities to the best of its ability amid a sudden, huge surge in transmission cases, especially in Phnom Penh, before beginning home treatment for patients with mild symptoms at a larger scale.
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Covid-19 cases now beyond hospital capacity
Sat, 10 April 2021
Prime Minister Hun Sen said the number of Covid-19 cases has reached a level beyond the capacity of hospitals designated to treat Covid-19 patients, with more than 1,000 cases reported in just over two days.
To address the issue, the government has introduced Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for treating patients with mild symptoms at their home. The government has also decided to turn Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centre in Phnom Penh into a treatment facility which could admit around 5,000 patients.
“I ve requested oknha Pung Khieu Se to provide the Koh Pich covention centre as a facility to treat mild, asympomatic patients. He not only provide the venue, but also all the buildings previously used for wedding reception,” Hun Sen said.
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Preliminary infrastructure development for the Koh Norea satellite city project has reached 45 per cent completion. Heng Chivoan
Koh Norea satellity city presses on amid Covid
Wed, 10 March 2021
Land reclamation presses on at a cracking pace in southeastern Phnom Penh’s colossal 125ha Koh Norea satellite city project a year on from the Covid-19 pandemic as preliminary infrastructure development reaches 45 per cent completion, according to the management of Overseas Cambodian Investment Corp Ltd (OCIC).
OCIC plans to spend a total of $2.5 billion to develop the project – located in Chbar Ampov district’s Niroth commune opposite Koh Pich, which is also known as Diamond Island.
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Ferries to ease bridge traffic
Tue, 23 February 2021
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration and local conglomerate Overseas Cambodian Investment Corp Ltd (OCIC) are planning to temporarily redirect the ferry route from Koh Norea peninsula in Chbar Ampov district’s Niroth commune to Koh Pich in the city centre at the end of this month to mitigate traffic congestion on National Road 1 and Monivong Bridge.
Municipal governor Khuong Sreng, who recently inspected the proposed location for the ferry service, told The Post: “We have prepared four ferries. I want to launch the ferry service as soon as the end of February as planned, but that all depends on the reality of the situation.
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