Cambodia maintains social activities after new COVID-19 outbreak
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on February 22 called on Cambodians nationwide, especially those in Phnom Penh, to intensify preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic as the new community infection outbreak was announced.
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Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on February 22called on Cambodians nationwide, especially those in Phnom Penh, to intensify preventivemeasures against the COVID-19 pandemic as the new community infection outbreak wasannounced.
All social activities can remain as usual, but preventive measures must be reinforced, said Hun Sen in his special statement broadcastlive by the National Television of Cambodia (TVK).
All social activities, including weddings and ritualceremonies, sports activities will not be postponed or cancelled and schools will not be shut down, he underlined,advising Cambodia people to continue wearing a facemask, washing hands andkeeping a safety distance of 1.5 metres as well as avoid going to crowded placesor closed areas with only air conditioning.
If the situation is well addressed, Cambodia could end the “February20 community infection outbreak" within one month, he added.
Earlier, on February 20, Cambodian authorities detected 32new COVID-19 cases in Phnom Penh, mostly in Koh Pich island area and someapartment buildings near the Olympic stadium.
As of February 22 morning, a total of 78 cases related tothis outbreak were detected, raising the national tally to 568, including 473recoveries./.
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