As Cambodia nears reopening, the number of new cases is at its lowest in 17 days.

[ASEAN NOW]

 

Today was the 18th consecutive day of substantially decreased case numbers, as Cambodia made a small step toward'reopening' by reducing quarantine durations for vaccinated visitors to the Kingdom.

The official daily new COVID case total for today was 195, increasing the overall number of COVID cases to 116,860.

 

The Inter-Ministerial Commission for Combating Covid-19, in dramatic news over the weekend, decided on revised travel conditions and the implementation of health measures as well as quarantine requirements in Cambodia for travelers in accordance with the new normalcy, reducing quarantine periods for vaccinated travelers.

 

PM Hun Sen said 11 days ago, on the 8th of October, that Cambodia will be able to resume its economy across all sectors if the Covid-19 situation following Pchum Ben remained stable for at least 10 days.

"If the situation remains unchanged for the next 10 to 15 days," Mr Hun Sen added, "I believe it is time to reopen the economy and society across all sectors under the new normal paradigm."

 

With 19,365 instances being imported, the total number of Community Cases is now 97,495 cases.

 

Today, 22 imported cases were announced while the number of imported cases seemed to be dwindling.

 

Cambodia also revealed 12 more deaths, bringing the total number of COVID-19-related deaths in Cambodia to 2,670.

 

Despite the decline in cases, mortality have remained quite high, with Banteay Meanchey province registering 9 deaths on Saturday.

 

As active cases decreased, 279 recoveries were announced, bringing the total number of active COVID cases in Cambodia to 3,034 cases.

 

This sharp decline in reported cases is linked to a new strategy of limited COVID-19 fast testing, which is the first step in moving the COVID-19 issue from pandemic to endemic status.

 

However, this new approach has significantly reduced the number of reported cases, and when combined with the current policy of not providing any provincial or 'Delta' numbers, it is now difficult to determine the exact extent of COVID in Cambodia.

 

There was certainly an upward tendency in The Kingdom, but the previous 18 days' results have completely reversed this upward trend, as shown in the graph below (please note that results may be up to 2 days behind):

 

Cambodians are betting on the Royal Government's immunization program, which has been dubbed the "Cambodian vaccination miracle" and is depicted in the graph below.

 

Cambodia not only has a considerably higher vaccination rate than Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, but it has also surpassed practically every major country in the globe, including China, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany.

 

From October 18 onwards, Cambodia's new QR Code System "StopCovid QR Vaccine" will be available.

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