Cambodia sought to avoid the ‘pit of death’ Covid-19

Cambodia is facing a third wave of a highly complicated Covid-19 epidemic. The government of this country had to apply a series of strong measures such as: blockade of the capital Phnom Penh, prohibit people from traveling between provinces …
Cambodian people support anti-epidemic measures

As the World Health Organization (WHO) warns, Cambodia is on the brink of disaster, if the people and the Government do not agree to join hands to fight the epidemic, the consequences are unpredictable. More than a year ago, since the epidemic began appearing in early 2020 and until February this year, Cambodia has successfully prevented, only about 500 cases of Covid-19 and no one died. Doctors take samples of Covid-19 for people However, since the outbreak in the community on February 20 until now, Cambodia has found more than 8,100 people infected with Covid-19, more than 5,200 people are being treated and 59 people have died. Phnom Penh capital alone has about 6,000 cases. With the sudden increase in the number of Covid-19 cases, hospitals have become overwhelmed, and some Covid-19 patients have had to self-treat at home. Facing the urgent situation, the Cambodian government had to apply drastic measures such as blocking the entire capital of Phnom Penh and the adjacent city of Ta Khmao for the first time, setting up a curfew, prohibiting travel between localities. , and the creation of “red zones” – high-risk zones in the capital, to stop the infection chain. The blockade order was issued on the night of April 14 and was applied immediately on April 15, so many Cambodians were surprised. When the blockade was executed, people’s lives were more difficult than before, both because of the loss or loss of jobs, and because of isolation and blockade, there were also some people reacting to this order. . But until now, after the propaganda of the government, a large number of people have supported the blockade order, and determined that this is a necessary step to control the epidemic. Economic activity is affected, the government implements support policies In recent years, the Government of Cambodia has used limited and phased administrative measures to ensure efficiency in preventing epidemics and minimizing the impact on the country’s economy. The government also decentralizes the provinces to decide on their own measures of travel restriction, curfew or blockade in their own areas to proactively respond. Accordingly, Preah Sihanouk province has banned people from entering and leaving the province from March 4, the capital Phnom Penh ordered a curfew from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am from April 1, many other provinces such as Kampong Speu, Sieam Reap later That also imposed a curfew in the evening, on April 7, the Cambodian government banned travel between provinces and now the capital Phnom Penh and Takhmao city are completely blocked. The curfew, travel restriction or blockade has affected economic activities, trade of people as well as made the lives of many families difficult. Especially, most affected are those who work in service, food, and unskilled jobs because most of them do not have savings or savings. However, the Government of Cambodia does not ban goods transportation, even encourages businesses to maintain food and food supply activities to ensure people’s lives. The government also has policies to support money, food, food, asking property owners to exempt or reduce rent, banks relax debts and not charge interest to reduce the burden on households suffering from effects of the disease. Coping scripts Covid-19 of Cambodia The epidemic situation in Cambodia is still in a very stressful period with hundreds of new cases detected every day despite drastic measures of the government. Up to now, there have been more than 8,100 cases of Covid-19, of which 7,648 were related to the public infection on February 20. This situation requires the Government of Cambodia to continue to take more effective measures to curb and stop the spread of the disease. After applying a blockade measure with the capital Phnom Penh and Takhmao city, the Phnom Penh government has stepped up a step further by zoning the “red zone” with some high-risk areas, people in This is prohibited from leaving the home for any reason other than medical. Food quantity and food are also transported by the government to the front door of the households. If other regions have more Covid-19 cases, these “red zones” will expand. The government also leaves open the possibility of prolonging the blockade time if the situation does not change positively. In addition to maintaining and controlling strict implementation of the blockade, the Cambodian government also resumed its Covid-19 vaccination campaign with the goal of vaccinating 1 million people a month and will soon vaccinate about 80 people. % of population equivalent to 13 million people. Up to now, Cambodia has injected nearly 1.3 million people, equivalent to 1/16 of the country’s population. Cambodia is one of the countries with the highest proportion of people vaccinated against Covid-19 in the region.