Day: July 10, 2021

AKP Phnom Penh,As of yesterday, 915 COVID-19 patients with mild condition have undergone home treatment and of them, 268 have been successfully cured – thanks to the hard work of assigned medical staff and the concerned local authorities.

 

The update was shared in a monitoring meeting with Phnom Penh police and armed force chiefs, the 14 Khan authorities, and the health department chaired by Phnom Penh Municipal Governor H.E. Khuong Sreng on July 9.

 

Acknowledging the hard work, H.E. Khuong Sreng reminded all concerned officers and authorities of key areas to ensure effective COVID-19 home treatment encouraged by the Royal Government of Cambodia.

 

Those infected by the disease and are allowed to carry out home treatment must be accompanied by respective authority to their home right after having the result in order to make sure they will not drop by anywhere, said the governor.

 

Any patients receiving treatment at the hospitals or treatment centres who want to shift to home treatment, if allowed by competent medical doctor, must hand in an official agreement with necessary terms of condition.

 

H.E. Khuong Sreng added that all homes with COVID-19 patients under treatment must be labelled with an official logo issued by the Phnom Penh municipal administration, and they must leave their waste somewhere in their places for at least 72 hours before disposing it for the waste collector to pick up.

 

 

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

AKP Phnom Penh, The number of daily new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia remain high – almost 1,000 cases – since the beginning of this month.

 

This morning, 933 new cases were detected; bringing the tally to 59,978, according to a press release of the Ministry of Health.

 

Among the new infections, 200 are imported, and the rest are community cases linked to the Feb. 20 outbreak.

 

At the same time, 743 more patients have successfully recovered; the total cured cases in the Kingdom rose to 51,660.

 

Besides, 26 new deaths were recorded; the death toll jumped to 881.

 

The first COVID-19 case was reported in Cambodia in late January 2020 in Preah Sihanouk province. The confirmed cases have surged quickly this year due to the Feb. 20 community outbreak.

 

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press