Cambodia rises to second in Nikkei Covid-19 Recovery Index

Cambodia has climbed to second place in the Nikkei Covid-19 Recovery Index, from 22nd place in December. The Japanese financial news service said Cambodia’s rise was due to low infection rates and the government’s decision to reopen the economy under the new normal in November. Average new infections have fallen to 51 a day from a peak of just under 1,000 in July with only one Covid-related death reported this year.

Cambodia saw fewer than 500 cases and no deaths for the first year of the pandemic. That changed on February 20 last year when four Chinese nationals broke their quarantine at the Sokha Hotel, two of whom later tested positive for Coronavirus. After last year’s spike in infections, the pandemic was brought under control by the government’s successful vaccination campaign.

Cambodia has now administered more than 33 million doses of vaccine, enough for the entire population. Most of the early vaccines were Sinopharm and Sinovac. Cambodia launched a booster campaign last year with AstraZeneca and has now moved onto a second booster campaign, using Pfizer.

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