Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia has finished 47.5percent of its COVID-19 vaccination target with over 4.75 million peoplegetting at least one shot as of July 8, according to the country’s Ministry ofHealth.
According to the ministry, the vaccination campaign in PhnomPenh, which started on February 10, concluded on July 8 with more than 2.1million people aging from 18 receiving COVID-19 vaccine shots.
The COVID-19 pandemic has still developed complicatedly in the Southeast Asiancountry with about 1,000 infections reported each day. On July 9, Cambodia recorded 988 new cases in the past 24 hours, raising the national count to 59,045 with total 855 deaths.
As scheduled, the Cambodian Government will conduct thesecond phase of a scheme to provide financial support to COVID-19-hit people,targeting households in locked-down areas in Phnom Penh, Takhmao city in Kandalprovince and Preah Sihanouk province.
Meanwhile, Indonesia on July 9 received medical supplies andoxygen from neighbouring Singapore to support the overloadedhealth care sector amid the strongest COVID-19 wave that is hitting thecountry.
Earlier in 2020, Singapore also sent medical supplies,including COVID-19 test kits, to Indonesia.
So far, Indonesia has recorded over 2.4 million COVID-19infections and more than 63,000 deaths. The country is working to speed upvaccination campaign with an aim to inject COVID-19 vaccines to 181.5 millionpeople in early 2022. However, to date, about 5.4 percent of the 270 million peoplein the country has received vaccine shots.
Jakarta has conducted mobile vaccination models at a hope toreach populous and hard-to-access districts. On July 8, at least 16 vans weredeployed to all areas in Jakarta to deliver 100 doses of Sinovac Biotechvaccine to locals.
At the same time, Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration(CCSA) on July 9 announced the application of new tougher restriction measuresin Bangkok and four southern provinces to slow the rising rate of COVID-19cases. The third COVID-19 wave has hit the country since early April, killing 2,440people.
On July 9, the country confirmed 9,276 new cases, thehighest number of infections recorded in a day so far, including 8,998 found inthe community and 278 prisoners.
Bangkok continued to be the largest COVID-19 hotspot with3,116 new cases.
On the day, Thailand also announced additional 72 COVID-19related deaths, raising death toll to 2,534.
The same day, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announcedthat he will not receive his salary in three months and use the amount for thecountry’s COVID-19 prevention and control activities./.
According to the ministry, the vaccination campaign in PhnomPenh, which started on February 10, concluded on July 8 with more than 2.1million people aging from 18 receiving COVID-19 vaccine shots.
The COVID-19 pandemic has still developed complicatedly in the Southeast Asiancountry with about 1,000 infections reported each day. On July 9, Cambodia recorded 988 new cases in the past 24 hours, raising the national count to 59,045 with total 855 deaths.
As scheduled, the Cambodian Government will conduct thesecond phase of a scheme to provide financial support to COVID-19-hit people,targeting households in locked-down areas in Phnom Penh, Takhmao city in Kandalprovince and Preah Sihanouk province.
Meanwhile, Indonesia on July 9 received medical supplies andoxygen from neighbouring Singapore to support the overloadedhealth care sector amid the strongest COVID-19 wave that is hitting thecountry.
Earlier in 2020, Singapore also sent medical supplies,including COVID-19 test kits, to Indonesia.
So far, Indonesia has recorded over 2.4 million COVID-19infections and more than 63,000 deaths. The country is working to speed upvaccination campaign with an aim to inject COVID-19 vaccines to 181.5 millionpeople in early 2022. However, to date, about 5.4 percent of the 270 million peoplein the country has received vaccine shots.
Jakarta has conducted mobile vaccination models at a hope toreach populous and hard-to-access districts. On July 8, at least 16 vans weredeployed to all areas in Jakarta to deliver 100 doses of Sinovac Biotechvaccine to locals.
At the same time, Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration(CCSA) on July 9 announced the application of new tougher restriction measuresin Bangkok and four southern provinces to slow the rising rate of COVID-19cases. The third COVID-19 wave has hit the country since early April, killing 2,440people.
On July 9, the country confirmed 9,276 new cases, thehighest number of infections recorded in a day so far, including 8,998 found inthe community and 278 prisoners.
Bangkok continued to be the largest COVID-19 hotspot with3,116 new cases.
On the day, Thailand also announced additional 72 COVID-19related deaths, raising death toll to 2,534.
The same day, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announcedthat he will not receive his salary in three months and use the amount for thecountry’s COVID-19 prevention and control activities./.
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