New quarantine procedures and a QR code system go into effect today.

[ASEAN NOW]

 

In accordance with the new normal, the Health Ministry issued a notification on Saturday modifying some quarantine restrictions for all travelers entering Cambodia.

According to the ministry, the government has decided to reopen Cambodia in stages, with utmost prudence and responsibility.

 

All visitors entering Cambodia must have obtained the basic dosage or be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the instructions:

 

(1) Government-authorized special guests or officials, as well as senior government officials returning from missions overseas, are exempt from quarantine.

(2) Quarantine is required for three days for investors, technical personnel, Cambodian and foreign ambassadors, representatives of official cooperation projects, and government officials returning from missions overseas (including family members).

 

(3) Under Visa A and Visa B, foreign diplomats and representatives of official cooperation projects are required to quarantine for three days if completely vaccinated or 14 days if not inoculated.

 

(4) All travelers (including Cambodians and foreigners) must quarantine for seven days if they have been vaccinated, or 14 days if they have not been immunized.

 

(5) Within 72 hours of landing in Cambodia, all general travelers must get a certificate proving a negative Covid-19 test. It, along with Covid-19 vaccination cards showing the full spectrum of vaccines and the date of immunization, must be recognized by the health authorities of their country of origin.

 

Foreign travelers may be required to undergo a medical checkup and a health official may test for Covid-19 before being transported to a hotel or site designated by the Health Government for quarantine, according to the ministry.

"If a traveler is unable to pay the service charge at a designated hotel, the passenger must go to the Health Ministry's quarantine center and adhere to the restrictions." "The state guarantees the expense," it stated.

 

All travellers who have not been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or who have not been fully immunized must quarantine for 14 days and must have booking reservation paperwork for a quarantine stay at any designated hotel, according to the ministry.

 

“If they did not create the reservation form accessible for foreign visitors, they must be prepared to deposit $2,000 in cash upon entry to Cambodia to cover all costs associated with quarantine in Cambodia,” it stated.

 

Quarantine can be booked at five hotels in Phnom Penh, according to the ministry: Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott, Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra, and Himawari Hotel.

 

This warning will go into effect today, according to the ministry. Passengers who arrived in Cambodia before today and are presently undergoing a two-week quarantine may be eligible for an early release provided they match the standards. They should contact the Health Ministry for more information.

 

In other news, the Posts Ministry said yesterday that the QR code system would be adopted starting today, based on the “StopCovid QR Vaccine” being linked to the vaccination database.

 

The "StopCovid QR Vaccine" system is a collaboration of the ministries of economy, interior, defense, health, and justice, as well as Phnom Penh City Hall, according to the statement.

 

 

The QR code will be rolled out for nationwide use.

 

The ministry went on to say that the "StopCovid QR Vaccine" QR Code system has three primary functions: (1) facilitating the search for those infected with Covid-19, (2) controlling quarantine enforcement, and (3) identifying those who have been immunized against the Covid-19 vaccine.

 

“This system will help limit the spread of Covid-19 by lowering the direct impact of vaccination card inspections without requiring the vaccination card to be on hand at all times or worrying about the vaccination cards being lost or damaged. It will lower the possibility of fake data on vaccination cards, in particular," it stated.

 

By scanning QR Codes at the gates to ministries, institutions, hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, entertainment venues, condominiums, firms, factories, and enterprises, the system can reveal immunization information, photographs, and names of persons, according to the company.

"Good results have been obtained through the execution of the national policy of vaccinating against Covid-19 across the country, as well as preparations for living with the new normal of Covid-19," it stated.

 

"By confirming Covid-19 immunization at the entrance and exit of various locations, it is possible to preserve the establishment's safety, prevent transmission, and reduce the government's treatment load," it continued.

 

The ministry recommended all company owners who have not yet used the QR Code system to do so by going to "stopcovid.gov.kh" and creating a QR Code for their website.

 

According to the government, business owners must have consumers scan the location QR code, which will indicate their Covid-19 status on the phone screen using the new color coding scheme.

 

If the indicator on the phone screen is red, it signifies the patron is at high risk of Covid-19, according to the report. If it's yellow, it means they've had direct or indirect contact with a Covid-19 patient and haven't finished their 14-day quarantine yet.

 

If the phone screen is green, it signifies they have not made contact with Covid-19 and may be permitted admission if the 3 Do's and 3 Don'ts are followed.

 

If it's "blue," it signifies they've been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and have had no previous exposure to the virus.

 

"We truly hope that everyone in the public would use the "StopCOVID QR Vaccine" to assure the global epidemic's safety, prevention, and control." It is a period of adaptation, living in a new normal with Covid-19, and it can help to normalize all sectors," it claimed.

 

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health recorded 258 new Covid-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the Kingdom to 116,665. 24 of the new cases are imported, while the rest are tied to the Community Event on February 20.

 

The ministry also revealed the deaths of 24 more people, increasing the total number of those killed to 2,658.

 

There were also 405 new recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 110,870.

 

[olfu]

Too much trouble and complicated.

[Sheryl]

20 hours ago, olfu said:

Too much trouble and complicated.

Way too much, agreed.

 

Hardly "opening up"