Foreign tourists trapped in Cambodia by red tape

[geovalin]

 

 

FOREIGN holidaymakers have effectively become stranded in Cambodia because of extreme conditions being set by airports around the world. Governments are enforcing strict policies that all transiting passengers must have their health certified by an acceptable hospital before leaving any Cambodian international airport to return to their home country.

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Chhay Sivlin, president of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents told Khmer Times yesterday that all airline companies now require foreign tourists to have their health certified by the French non-profit Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh, ensuring that they are not affected with COVID-19. “I have also been told to suggest to those stranded foreign tourists to check their health at Phnom Penh’s Chak Angre hospital where the certification is also issued from the Pasteur Institute,” she said.

 

However, Chhay has confirmed that Pasteur Institute does not check for those who do not show symptoms of being sick, in an effort to preserve the limited number of testing kits in the country. Adding to the conundrum, Pasteur Institute will only issue positive test and the negative test certificate will not be issued, for reasons currently unknown.

 

read more https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50706196/certificate-conundrum-in-desperate-effort-to-get-home/

[Tchooptip]

When the authorities do not try a little good will it can quickly turn into a nightmare ????

 

 

1) that all airline companies now require foreign tourists to have their health certified by the French non-profit Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh

2)However, Chhay has confirmed that Pasteur Institute does not check for those who do not show symptoms of being sick in an effort to preserve the limited number of testing kits in the country. 

3)Pasteur Institute will only issue positive test and the negative test certificate will not be issued, for reasons currently unknown.

 

[metempsychotic]

8 minutes ago, Tchooptip said:

When the authorities do not try a little good will it can quickly turn into a nightmare ????

 

 

1) that all airline companies now require foreign tourists to have their health certified by the French non-profit Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh

2)However, Chhay has confirmed that Pasteur Institute does not check for those who do not show symptoms of being sick in an effort to preserve the limited number of testing kits in the country. 

3)Pasteur Institute will only issue positive test and the negative test certificate will not be issued, for reasons currently unknown.

 

thanks for that i had so much trouble reading the exact same words in the original article

 

[Isaanbiker]

Another one bite the dust?

 

       

With a desperate appeal on Facebook has made a young family from Stuttgart, Germany to their critical situation to the attention of, and assistance requested.

 

The parents sitting with their two children (one and four years old) in Cambodia and back, because of the global Corona epidemic to Germany. They have great fear.

 

“Bayern will be a lot of nurseries poorer”: the gardener fears for existence FOCUS Online “Bayern will be a lot of nurseries poorer”: the gardener fears for existence

 

Facebook Post: “dear Federal Republic of Germany,”

 

“dear Federal Republic of Germany” – with these words, the Facebook Post starts, the 35-year-old Nancy Nerlich has written. Together with her husband, Matthias (33) and their two sons, Jaron and Jonas, she was broken up three months ago, to Asia, to spend parents time. Since the end of February, the family is in Cambodia.

 

https://www.kxan36news.com/we-ask-urgently-for-help-desperate-family-from-stuttgart-germany-is-stuck-in-cambodia

 

[Nyezhov]

Guess Im not going anyhwere for a few more weeks.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

So it's a Catch 22... The government requires a certification of a negative CV test result from the local medical institute there in order to board flights. But the institute won't issue certificates of negative results, and won't test those showing no symptoms... Bottom line, you're stuck in Cambodia!!!

 

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However, Chhay has confirmed that Pasteur Institute does not check for those who do not show symptoms of being sick, in an effort to preserve the limited number of testing kits in the country. Adding to the conundrum, Pasteur Institute will only issue positive test and the negative test certificate will not be issued, for reasons currently unknown.

 

[spiekerjozef]

Time to look for a boat to bring you home.

[fuzzie]

[Tchooptip]

6 hours ago, metempsychotic said:

thanks for that i had so much trouble reading the exact same words in the original article

 

Why not try to be moderator like that the answers that you do not like instead of irony you can even delete them ????

[Ron jeremy]

It’s of no one’s fault but their own.

ghey were told to get home ASAP weeks ago. 
I was in the same situation. But I left mmediately, 

I have friends still all over Asia, basically stranded.

people seemed to be to relaxed and not taking things seriously.

[elliss]

On 3/27/2020 at 4:14 PM, spiekerjozef said:

Time to look for a boat to bring you home.

 

        Slow boat to China .

        Virus on arrival..

       

 

[BritManToo]

On 3/27/2020 at 3:54 PM, Nyezhov said:

Guess Im not going anyhwere for a few more weeks.

Is Frenchy also trapped there?

Maybe you could offer to let her move in with you .... she's probably short of money.