A health check centre in Cambodia (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Cambodian Government allowed private schools toreopen from December 29 and public schools to start the new academic year onJanuary 11, 2021.
Thedecision was made following Prime Minister Hun Sen’s announcement that thecountry’s first community outbreak of COVID-19 was over as no locallytransmitted cases had been detected in the last two weeks.
Thefirst community outbreak was confirmed on November 28 after six people of afamily, who reside in both capital Phnom Penh and northwestern Siem Reapprovince, tested positive for the virus. Approximately 19,000 people linked tothe outbreak had been tested, and 41 of them had tested positive for the virus.
However,Hun Sen called on people to continue to be vigilant as the number of COVID-19infections around the world remained high.
OnDecember 29, Lao Airlines announced to suspend all charter flights to and fromother countries until January 23, 2021 to reduce the risk of a second wave ofCOVID-19 triggered by inbound travellers.
Anyoneentering Laos on a humanitarian flight must have all the necessary documentsand spend 14 days at a designated quarantine centre.
The only international route currently in service is a twice-weekly flight between Vientiane and Kunming in southwestern China.
Thetotal number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Laos remains at 41, and 40 of themhave recovered while one remains under observation in the hospital, accordingto the Lao Ministry of Health.
Meanwhile,the Philippines will bar the entry of travellers from 20 countries andterritories from December 30 to January 15, 2021, as it tries to keep out anew, possibly more transmissible variant of the coronavirus.
Thetransport ministry said the ban will cover both foreign travellers and Filipinoswho wish to travel to the Philippines.
The20 countries and territories included in the travel ban are Japan, Australia,Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong (China), Iceland, Ireland,Israel, Italy, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, the Republicof Korea, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland./.
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