Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen urged relevant ministries and institutions to take immediate measures in addition to the existing ones in response to the rising COVID-19 cases due to the dominance of Omicron variant.
Daily infections keep increasing, to over 200 cases today, said the Premier in a special voice message this evening, re-appealing to his compatriots to pay attention to the preventive measures, especially the Three Dos, Three Don’ts.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen also called for the reduction of gatherings to ensure safety distancing, after he noted the increase of new infections after the Chinese-Vietnamese Lunar New Year, both in Cambodia and its neighbouring countries as well as in other ASEAN nations.
The Prime Minister expressed his concern over the possible spread of Omicron from Phnom Penh capital to the provinces as in the case of Delta and Alpha. He therefore ordered the reinforcement of preventive measures at high-risk areas such as nightclubs, and suggested to limit the number of attendees at weddings, religious gatherings and so on.
“This is not a setback, but we do it to prevent possible catastrophe,” he underlined.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen took the opportunity to once again encouraged his compatriots to get the basic doses and the booster doses, which is a key tool to protect their lives against the deadly virus.
Source: Agency Kampuchea Press