Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex was bustling with tourists. (Photo: Asia Times) The Chinese ambassador is said to have repeatedly said that this data is needed to help Beijing monitor the movement of people between the two countries, but the reality is that China is now imposing strict quarantine measures. strict for visitors and the two countries do not share borders According to reports, people who install the Stop COVID-19 app when entering a specific location will receive a message of a 6-digit sequence via phone. They need to enter this code to be granted entry. In this way, a digital log is created to record and track the user’s location based on the phone where the app is installed, as well as their behavior and relationships. Sources said that Ambassador Wang and other Chinese officials offered to assist the Cambodian Ministry of Post and Telecommunications in upgrading the current QR system with Huawei’s modern digital technology. Last year, China also made a similar offer to Thailand to access two movement tracking apps “Thai Chana” and “Mor Chana”. Chinese agencies are said to have requested access to information about foreigners in Thailand. The Chinese official told Thai authorities that any decision on allowing Chinese tourists to return to Thailand would also depend on sharing information on the Thai Chana and Mor Chana apps. Beijing has a bargaining chip when it comes to this proposal. In 2019, when the pandemic had not yet begun, Thailand welcomed 11 million Chinese tourists, more than any other country. Tourism accounts for nearly 20% of Thailand’s GDP and is currently suffering extremely serious damage because of restrictive measures to deal with the epidemic. However, Thailand has dodged this sensitive offer from China thanks to skillful diplomacy, the sources said. Thai people say that it is difficult to gather all the information in one application because the information is stored in many different databases. Cambodia is even more dependent on Chinese tourists. Out of a total of 5.29 million visitors to Cambodia in 2019, 2 million were from China. Tourism accounted for 32.7% of Cambodia’s GDP that year, but has been virtually crippled by the pandemic so far. Experts say Cambodia’s vulnerability and strategic location make it one of the focus of China’s influence efforts, as well as a target China wants to monitor, especially is with sensitive people in government and armed forces.

After completing the formalities to welcome the First Lady of the United States, she changed into an elegant white Alexander McQueen outfit that costs about 3,000 pounds (nearly 100 million VND). Kate joined the Queen and her mother-in-law Camilla at a community event. In the evening of the same day, Princess Kate and the Queen of England and Prince Charles moved to Eden Project to meet G7 leaders and their wives to attend the reception. The image of Kate is extremely prominent with Jill Biden. The continuous appearance of Princess Kate has made many people comment, she is increasingly a voice in the British royal family. Some experts even commented, Kate will be jealous of Meghan Markle because she is so outstanding. Daniela Elser, a royal correspondent for News AU, says she is on Kate’s side and insists Meghan is trying to “drain” her sister-in-law out of jealousy after Kate’s stellar performance over the weekend. Kate Middleton has achieved what Meghan has always wanted after she had a private meeting with US First Lady Jill Biden on June 11. Princess Kate has combined well with Mrs. Jill Biden from the outfit to the action. Princess Kate appeared very special with the First Lady of the US President. She is extremely elegant with her grandmother and mother-in-law. Do Quyen (th)

Representatives of the Cambodian government and a Japanese company are considering the feasibility of establishing an investment partnership mechanism to develop a cannabis production and export project. Accordingly, cannabis will be grown in Cambodia for export to the US and Japan. Cambodia is studying the possibility of growing cannabis for export to the US and Japan. Photo: Khmer Times. Yamato Green said cannabis is considered a medicinal herb in the medical and pharmaceutical fields. The Japanese company affirmed that many businesses are very interested in the potential of investing in this field in Cambodia. Seedlings will be brought from the US to the Southeast Asian country for large-scale production if licensed by the Cambodian government. Yamato Green also added, currently Thailand and Korea have also licensed the production, processing and export of cannabis to the US and Japan on the basis of technical and technology contracts. “We believe that agriculture and food processing are essential to revitalizing Cambodia’s economy and creating hope for society,” the Japanese company said. Yamato Green claims to create an agricultural system “of the future”, to help develop Cambodia’s agriculture with higher productivity, and to promote its products to the world.

Notably, patient 11000 received 2 injections, patient 11001 received 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Cambodia. Case 10833 (born in 1985, living in Di An district, Binh Duong province) works as a worker at a company in Kampot province, Cambodia. From May 15 to 27, this person will be isolated at the company’s dormitory. Two negative COVID-19 test results. Measure body temperature of people entering the border. Photo TM Ảnh On June 11, this person completed entry procedures to Vietnam at Moc Bai International Border Gate and was taken to concentrated isolation at Bau Don Secondary School. On June 14, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of Tay Ninh province confirmed the positive result for SARS-CoV-2. Case 11000 (born in 1976, living in Thoi Hau A ward, Hong Ngu city, Dong Thap province), lives in an area near Ho Luong market, Cambodia. On June 12, the patient returned to Moc Bai International Border Gate to complete entry procedures into Vietnam, and was taken to a concentrated isolation area at Phuoc Thanh Secondary School, Phuoc Thanh Commune, Go Dau District. On June 14, test results confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2. Case 11001 (born in 1988, address in My Thanh commune, Tan Tru district, Long An province), worked as a mason for a construction project in Phnom Penh city, Cambodia. On June 14, the patient returned to Moc Bai International Border Gate, completed entry procedures into Vietnam and was taken to isolation at the Ben Cau District Medical Center. Today, the CDC of Tay Ninh province confirmed that the patient was positive for SARS-CoV-2. Currently, all 3 patients are being monitored and treated at Ben Cau District Medical Center. The provincial health sector has identified 94 close contact cases, isolated in concentrated isolation areas at Phuoc Thanh Secondary School and Bau Don Secondary School. As of the evening of June 15, the whole province of Tay Ninh recorded all 69 cases of COVID 19. In which, there was 1 case of community transmission, 68 imported cases. There were 36/69 patients cured and discharged from the hospital and there were no deaths.

Measure body temperature of people on entry. On June 15, Tay Ninh province recorded 3 more cases of COVID-19 who were imported from Cambodia. In which, 2 cases were injected with 1-2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the Cambodian side. Case 10833 (SN 1985, living in Di An district, Binh Duong province) works as a worker at a company in Kampot province, Cambodia. From May 15 to 27, this patient was isolated at the company’s dormitory; negative test results for COVID-19 twice. On June 11, Patient 10833 completed immigration procedures to Vietnam at Moc Bai International Border Gate and was taken to concentrated isolation at Bau Don Secondary School. On June 14, CDC Tay Ninh confirmed positive results for SARS-CoV-2. Case 11000 (SN 1976, lived in Thoi Hau A ward, Hong Ngu city, Dong Thap province), lived in an area near Ho Luong market, in the Kingdom of Cambodia. On June 12, the patient returned to Moc Bai International Border Gate to complete entry procedures into Vietnam and was taken to a concentrated isolation area at Phuoc Thanh Secondary School, Phuoc Thanh Commune, Go Dau District. On June 14, CDC Tay Ninh confirmed positive results for SARS-CoV-2. Case 11001 (SN 1988, address in My Thanh commune, Tan Tru district, Long An province), worked as a mason for a construction project in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. On June 14, the patient returned to Moc Bai International Border Gate, completed entry procedures into Vietnam and was taken to isolation at Ben Cau District Medical Center. On June 15, the Tay Ninh CDC confirmed that the patient was positive for SARS-CoV-2. Currently, all 3 patients are being monitored and treated at Ben Cau District Medical Center. The health sector has identified 94 close contacts, isolated in concentrated isolation areas at Phuoc Thanh Secondary School and Bau Don Secondary School. In these 3 patients, patient 11000 received 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in Cambodia and patient 11001 also received 1 dose of the vaccine from Cambodia. As of tonight (June 15), Tay Ninh province recorded all 69 cases of COVID-19, including 1 case of community transmission, 68 imported cases. There were 36/69 patients cured and discharged from the hospital and no one died.

Amok is a famous traditional Cambodian dish and is a symbol when it comes to the culinary quintessence of the golden pagoda country. Amok steamed fish combines many ingredients such as fish, palm sugar, coconut water, and soaked fish sauce to create a unique flavor for the dish. The main ingredient used to make this Cambodian specialty is snakehead fish or catfish, but the most delicious is still fruit fish because these fish have a lot of meat, less bones, and fish are not broken. Besides, the dish also includes other ingredients such as khong, coconut milk, eggs, palm sugar, prohock fish sauce and a few leaves (or leaves) to create color or flavor for the dish. Especially to cook this dish must have all the ingredients because without any kind of flavor, there is a lack of originality. The way to make the Amok steamed fish dish is also quite sophisticated and complex. The first is mango, beef sauce, sugar and eggs, beaten into a mixture, turmeric powder, cooked for a viscous consistency, attractive colors. Clean fish, remove the intestines and wrap the whole piece of fish into this mixture, add a few leaves and wrap it with banana leaves and steam. Before serving, people will add a scoop of coconut milk and a few slices of chili to make Amok steamed fish more fragrant. A fragrance mixed with coconut milk, chili, fish sauce, extremely attractive sugar smell makes you want to eat immediately. Peeling off the banana leaves emits a smoky and scent smell. Try a bite, anyone will be fascinated by both the taste and the taste. It is a little taste of fish, the aroma of banana leaves, the pulp of eggs and a little fat of coconut milk, the sweet sweetness of palm sugar is extremely strange. The golden color of turmeric and other cooking ingredients gives the Amok steamed fish a very beautiful color. This dish is better when eaten while still hot and must be eaten with glutinous rice and a glass of palm leaf wine that is really “extreme”. Amok steamed fish is a typical Cambodian dish not only appearing in daily meals but also in luxury restaurants. When enjoying this dish you must also slowly, slowly eat each piece so that the delicious flavors gradually dissolve in your mouth. That way, one can fully feel the quintessential, wonderful combination of two seemingly unrelated ingredients: fish and coconut. Photo: IT. Invite readers to watch the video “Fluttering the price of 1 million only a few dishes, not both rice and sticky rice”. Source: VTV TSTC.

From April 15, she switched to online sales, receiving ships within the district due to a blockade order. When preparing items for customers, she came up with the idea of ​​making cakes and tea to donate to the anti-epidemic forces in the area. “I saw that in other areas, many people were given water. There was no similar activity in the place where I lived, I thought I loved them so much, so I decided to make a cake and milk tea for them to eat during lunch break. On the morning of April 22, I had the opportunity to make 30 slots. Because we are busy selling goods, the bakery at home is small, so I can’t do much, ”said Ms. Nhung Zing. 30 sets of cakes and milk tea were given to the police on anti-epidemic duty in Phnom Penh by Nhung and his wife on April 22. Nhung’s husband, a Cambodian and Vietnamese, is on leave so he has time to help and drive his wife to give food by motorbike. “The police in our area besides young people, there are also elderly uncles on duty. Each post has about 5 people on duty. When they received the food, they were surprised, thank you very much and happily took a commemorative photo. I hope people in other regions will follow suit to cheer up the morale of the anti-epidemic forces, ”she said. Just eating a bowl of noodles in time to make 50 sets of cakes and lemon black tea before 12 noon 23/4, Ms. Nhung said: “It takes about 3 hours to finish. The ingredients are available because I also make a salted egg sponge for sale. I do it myself, I don’t like calling or supporting. I can take advantage of a day or that day, but I will try to do as much as I can. Tonight, Nhung and her husband will go to distribute supplies to the homeless. This is their familiar charity activity. Nhung often gives people in need with milk, cakes and canned fish that can be eaten. Meet someone who is poor, she also gives more money. Nhung made cakes by herself and gave them to the anti-epidemic force. From more than a week ago, Ms. Nhung decided to discount 5% of her supermarket items to support people in difficult times. A friend who opened a company that produced N95 masks also asked her to donate 17,500 units to the Ministry of National Defense of Cambodia. According to Nhung, a new outbreak in Cambodia broke out due to people quarantined to go to the bar. Each day this country recorded about 500 new cases, up to 1,590 a day. “I hope you all stay calm and comply with the Cambodian government’s regulations on quarantine. Each executor will make a small contribution to helping this country overcome the difficult period ”, she reminded. Nhung got married and moved to Cambodia to live for more than 3 years. Loving Vietnamese cuisine and wanting to preserve the taste of her homeland, she has opened a restaurant selling vermicelli, shrimp paste, bun cha and many other Vietnamese dishes for nearly 2 years. The raw materials are mainly sent by her biological mother in Thanh Hoa. In addition, the shop is also decorated with bold Vietnamese space with baskets, pines, lotus pots, ceramic bowls, peacock blanket. For an expatriate child, being able to preserve her hometown flavor is a happy thing for Ms. Nhung. Nhung married and settled in Cambodia for 3 years.

Received relief goods from the 7th Military Region Command at Xa Mat border gate, morning of April 28 On the morning of April 28, at Xa Mat border gate (Tay Ninh province), the delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy coordinated the Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia to receive relief goods from the Command of the 7th Military Region and the Company. Shares of Mai Linh Group are dedicated to Vietnamese people who have difficult circumstances due to the Covid-19 translation. The relief gifts of the 7th Military Region Command to the people in difficulty due to a widespread outbreak in Cambodia, including: 25,000 masks, 500 liters of antiseptic solution, 1000 nets, 100 barrels of dry food, 100 canned fish and two billion dong. Meanwhile, Mai Linh Group Joint Stock Company supports Vietnamese families through the Embassy, ​​including: 20 tons of rice, 3.5 tons of medical supplies and tonics, worth $ 20,000. Speaking here, representatives of gift giving units, Major General Dang Van Lam, Deputy Commander of Military Region 7 and Mr. Ho Dinh Hoang Minh, Vice Chairman of Mai Linh Group Joint Stock Company emphasized, although the value is not Many, but these gifts show the hearts of officials, soldiers and employees at the enterprise, sharing with people facing difficulties due to the widespread spread of Covid-19 in Cambodia. On this occasion, the leaders of the agencies also sent greetings, encouragement and wished the Vietnamese community in the country of Chua Thap soon to overcome the difficult period and stabilize their life soon. Regarding the distribution of relief goods to families, Mr. Vo Tuan Ngoc, Tham Tan, Head of Community Affairs Department, Vietnam Embassy in Cambodia said that this weekend, the mission is expected to continue delivering gifts. relief for 1000 more families; on the basis of review, a large-scale gift distribution will be organized to help people have more resources, at least not to go hungry and protect themselves in the epidemic. In addition, in the process of giving gifts, the Embassy and the Association also combine to mobilize people to obey Cambodia’s policies, especially to comply with Vietnam’s policies, not to travel or return to the country freely by pictures. illegal food, because the risk of disease and infection is enormous. Therefore, the program to help people this year will last longer, the Embassy Counselor shared. Regarding the Covid-19 epidemic in Cambodia, the 20-2 community infection incident caused a large-scale outbreak. The Ministry of Health of Cambodia, on April 27, confirmed a total of 11,063 infections with 82 deaths. However, the step-by-step identification and zoning of the outbreak and the widespread vaccination campaign of Covid-19 brings hope for the ability to control the source of the epidemic in the near future.

A longtime shareholder of the bank did not hide his excitement when in just 1 year, SHB shares increased 4.5 times, from only 6,000 VND in early 2020 to nearly 28,000 VND today. Shareholders expressed their hope that in the future, stock prices will continue to rise to the Top 5 group of Vietnamese commercial banks. Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Do Quang Hien, said: “In previous years, there were shareholders who were very concerned about how the Board of Directors was responsible for increasing stock prices. We only have a responsibility to do well, good governance for a healthy and transparent development of SHB, investors will analyze and evaluate the performance by themselves; Enterprise value will determine the value of the stock. The price increase of SHB shares also shows investment interest, affirming the value of SHB in the present and in the future ”. Vote Hien: Last year, shareholders were very concerned about the responsibility of the Board of Directors to raise the stock price At the 2021 annual shareholder meeting, SHB said that it would pay dividends for 2019 and 2020 in shares at the rate of 10% and 10.5%, respectively. At the same time, SHB wants to offer shares to existing shareholders at the price of 12,500 dong / share. If completing these plans, SHB’s chartered capital will increase sharply to over 26,600 billion dong. SHB offers 2 scenarios for profit plan for 2021. Scenario 1, in case the bank completes the issue of additional shares to the public in the third quarter of 2021, the additional capital used in business operations will contribute to increasing the bank’s profit, expected reached 6,128 billion, up 87% over the previous year. Scenario 2, SHB completes the public offering of shares in quarter 4/2021, profit plan is expected at VND 5,828 billion, up 78%. By the end of Q1 / 2021, the bank’s total assets reached more than 418 trillion dong, pre-tax profit reached 1,664 billion dong, more than doubling compared to the same period last year. Regarding the transfer to the listing, SHB has recently received an official letter from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange that SHB’s profile has met the conditions under the HOSE’s Securities Listing Regulation. Official trading of bank shares on HOSE will be done after the technology infrastructure issue is handled. In 2021, SHB will increase its capital to VND 26,674 billion, of which the first source will increase from the fact that SHB pays 10% dividends to shareholders in 2019, approved by the State Bank and the SSC. Expected implementation time is in May 2021. After completing the dividend payment, SHB’s chartered capital will increase to more than 19,260 billion dong. The second source is from the dividend payment of 2020 at the rate of 10.5%. After the meeting, the Bank will submit to the State Bank for approval this plan. The third source, the Bank will increase capital from the offering of shares to existing shareholders by the method of exercising rights at the ratio of 100: 28, the expected asking price of VND 12,500 / share – less than half of the current price. now on the stock market. SHB has currently selected 2-3 major partners for the divestment plan of SHB FC Consumer Finance Company. Expected to successfully divest this year. SHB will increase capital by 5,000 billion dong from issuing shares for foreign investors and foreign strategic investors. Shareholders also agreed to approve the transfer of SHB’s capital in SHB Laos and SHB Cambodia to other investors at the maximum rate assigned to SHB’s Board of Directors for decision.

Visitors cannot visit the temples of Angkor in the next two weeks. The Cambodian government has decided to close the world-famous Angkor temple complex for two weeks in an effort to stop the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country. The closure of this world’s most popular attraction is the latest attempt in a series of measures by the Cambodian government after the number of Covid-19 cases increased rapidly in the “pagoda country” in February. In a notice issued on April 7, the Angkor Population Management Authority said visitors will not be able to visit this UNESCO heritage site from April 7 to April 20. The Angkor complex, located in Siem Reap province, attracted 2.2 million foreign tourists in 2019. But the site also experienced a sharp recession last year due to disruptions caused by the pandemic. cause. Cambodia still allows tourists to enter the country but they have to quarantine before making any trips to the country. On April 8, Cambodia’s Ministry of Health announced that the country had recorded 113 new cases of Covid-19 and two more deaths due to Covid-19. Cambodia has now recorded a total of 3,028 cases of Covid-19, of which 23 were fatal.

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.

All cases on April 15 are related to the community outbreak on February 20. The total number of cases from this outbreak has reached 4/938 cases.

Phnom Penh – currently under social exclusion – remains the city with the most cases with 232 cases, followed by Preah Sihanouk with 12 cases.

Two more new deaths were recorded over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 38 deaths.

In which, there is State Minister of Information of Cambodia – Mr. Mao Ayuth (77 years old).

Mr. Mao Ayuth was admitted to the hospital on April 5, and died at 4 p.m. on April 15, after suffering organ failure caused by COVID-19.

He is a highly regarded filmmaker in the Cambodian art world, knowledgeable in many disciplines including film, video, music and poetry.

Thus, as of April 16, Cambodia had recorded a total of 5,480 cases of COVID-19, with 3,044 cases under treatment and 38 deaths.

Collective and individual members of the Ministry of Military Affairs of Kien Giang province and the provincial Red Cross were commended for their outstanding achievements in implementing the joint program for the 2016-2021 period.

In the prevention of the COVID-19 epidemic, the two units coordinated to organize many groups to support food and essential necessities for 3,200 people, worth nearly 135 million VND …

Military agencies at all levels coordinate with the Red Cross to mobilize organizations and individuals to participate in supporting resources to build 489 team houses, 936 houses of gratitude, 1052 red cross houses with the total amount of 52 billion VND.

The highlight in the implementation of the program to coordinate activities of the two units is that over the past 5 years, the program “New Year of the Military – People” has been organized, the two units have coordinated with the departments, branches, and unions. successfully organized activities “Tet Army – People” in 5 communes (including Tan Khanh Hoa, Giang Thanh district; Ngoc Thanh commune, Giong Rieng district; Dong Thanh commune, An Minh district; Phong Dong commune, Vinh Thuan district and commune Hoa Chanh, U Minh Thuong district) with a budget of over 39 billion VND and at the same time contributing to helping localities fulfill the targets of building a new countryside./.

Kien Giang has difficulty in preventing and fighting against Covid-19 epidemics

According to leaders of the Department of Health of Kien Giang province, at present, controlling immigration is extremely important. In the context of complicated epidemic developments in Cambodia, Kien Giang and the western provinces are taking drastic measures to block the routes.

“We have maintained this for more than a year. However, with a long border, epidemics in your country are complicated, so the risk of omitting illegal entry on land and at sea is very high”, leader of the Kien Giang Department of Health said.

Currently, Kien Giang has 56 km of land border with neighboring countries, more than 200 km of sea and 62,000 km of sea surface. Many fishing vessels of domestic and international fishermen are in operation. This province has set up 112 road posts, 9 fishing boats and 2 highways, more than 1,000 border guards day and night to check the bar. However, the leader of the health sector in Kien Giang admits that controlling export is very difficult.

Border guards spray disinfectants at schools in Phu Quoc (Kien Giang). Photo: Pham Ngon.

Illegal entries in Kien Giang include expatriates who often return home on holidays and Tet. In the time before Cambodia’s outbreak, Kien Giang did not record positive cases from this group.

The second group of subjects is freelance labor in your land. They left illegally before. After the community infection event on February 20 in Cambodia, many of these subjects returned home, including those who were returned by your country.

Since February 20, Kien Giang has recorded 1,262 people entering from Cambodia, of which 36 cases were positive for SARS-CoV-2. Kien Giang also recorded 8 cases of unclear infection, under the direction of the Ministry of Health, the province still organized treatment for the patient even though there was no code.

“The rate of people entering the country infected with SARS-CoV-2 that Kien Giang recorded is nearly 4%. This is quite a high number. There are days when 10 people from Cambodia cross the border back to their home country, we record all. are positive for SARS-CoV-2. This makes it difficult for us “, representative of Kien Giang said.

At the conference, the leader of the health sector in Kien Giang said that with specific characteristics of patients from Cambodia, the province had difficulty in applying the concentrated isolation plan, treatment facilities according to the Ministry of Health.

With this situation, Kien Giang has submitted a proposal to set up a field hospital to treat patients with Covid-19.

“This field hospital is located in Ha Tien city to accommodate and treat patients from Cambodia, will operate for 1-2 years or more, until the epidemic in your country is stable. We cannot take advantage of the Medical Center. Ha Tien City Hospital is a field hospital because if it is prolonged, it will affect the people’s health care, “said a representative of the Kien Giang Department of Health.

Kien Giang suggested the Ministry of Health soon approve the establishment of a field hospital because Cambodia is in a blockade period. Until the quarantine scope is removed, this province can welcome a very large number of returnees.

The province also proposed to allocate and give priority to injecting Covid-19 vaccine because of the large number of frontlines. Besides, this province is having difficulty in buying biological products, medical machinery and supplies because of concern about price difference.

“I hope that the Ministry of Health will soon summarize the practice in Hai Duong into experiences for localities to learn. I hope the Ministry of Health will soon go to the South West to survey the actual situation in the locality”, representative of Kien Giang said. recommendation.

Director of An Giang Health Department Tu Quoc Tuan said on April 15, this province tested and found that two Vietnamese people from Cambodia had positive results. All lucky F1 cases were negative.

Five people who entered illegally were taken to Phu Quoc Medical Center (Kien Giang) on ​​the morning of March 31. Photo: Real Vinh.

“The border of An Giang is very hot and we hope to have more vaccines for the front line to fight the epidemic soon”, Mr. Tuan said.

Responding to Kien Giang, Mr. Nguyen Trong Khoa, Deputy Director of the Health Department of Medical Examination and Treatment, Ministry of Health, said that according to the ministry’s policy, field hospitals have 2 types. One is to make use of existing facilities with waste treatment systems such as medical centers and hospitals. The second is to make use of civil facilities (dormitories, schools, sports grounds), to assign general hospitals to establish and maintain long-term operations.

“This civilian model in Hai Duong, Ho Chi Minh City operates effectively. Kien Giang can refer to and apply this model in the construction of field hospitals”, Mr. Khoa said.

Director of Department of Preventive Medicine Dang Quang Tan shared the difficulties facing Kien Giang province. Mr. Tan suggested the province continue to implement a plan to control well people entering the border.

Regarding the proposal to support additional vaccines, with the second phase allocation decision of the Ministry of Health, Kien Giang has 15,200 doses. Mr. Tan suggested that the province soon deploy vaccination. When receiving the next number of vaccines, the Ministry of Health will consider allocating more to the province.

The outbreak in Cambodia and Thailand is a lesson for Vietnam

Concerned about the purchase of materials and biologicals for Covid-19 testing with Kien Giang, the leader of Binh Duong Department of Health said that the current cost of materials is different from the previous period.

Provinces have difficulty in procurement bidding mechanism but dare not buy at too high price. Binh Duong suggested the Ministry of Health to guide localities in this work soon or fix prices.

Online meeting to strengthen prevention and control of epidemic Covid-19 chaired by the Ministry of Health on the morning of April 16. Photo: Tuan Dung.

Responding to Kien Giang and Binh Duong, the Ministry of Health said that this agency is approving the bidding plan and has not yet purchased equipment and biological products. Therefore, after purchasing, the department will publish the price to the locality as a base.

Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine Dang Quang Tan said that Thailand had a new outbreak related to activities and events that gathered crowds of people such as bars and karaoke.

In particular, in recent days, the epidemic of Covid-19 in Cambodia has also been very complicated, starting from February 20 through centralized isolation management.

“Some centralized isolation cases have been known to bribe prison guards to go out. This has spread the epidemic in the community, and the number of cases has skyrocketed. Yesterday, Cambodia had been,” said sources. the capital blockade order. The situation in Laos is similarly complicated, “said Tan.

In Vietnam, by the evening of April 15, the total number of cases was 2,758. Over the past 21 days, Vietnam has not recorded new cases in the community. However, in recent days, the Ministry of Health has recognized that new cases of people entering from Cambodia and Japan are quite high. The management of people who enter illegally through the quota is also very difficult.

The Ministry of Health identified the outbreak of the disease in Thailand and Cambodia as a great lesson for Vietnam in controlling infection. In this situation, the southwest and southwest border areas are hot. Therefore, the ministry will set up a mission to these localities to inspect the prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic.

In a message to the people, Prime Minister Hun Sen emphasized that the current emergency situation has caused the Government to decide to block the capital Phnom Penh: “We are standing in front of the pit of death. If we don’t work together, we will fall into this pit of death. I hope that we will turn the current problem into an opportunity, after 14 days we will have the epidemic under control.

Up to now, we have discovered 300 more cases of COVID-19 and lack of treatment. If people do not pay attention to their personal health, they will be in danger, the number of people hospitalized and the number of deaths will continue to increase.“.

On the night of April 14, the Cambodian government issued a decision to block the capital Phnom Penh and Ta khmao city, Kan Dal province to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

With the new blockade, all businesses in Phnom Penh and Takhmao must be temporarily closed, except for stores that sell food, daily necessities and other essential services such as fire, electricity, and clean water. , garbage collection.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. (Photo: Khmer Times)

Residents are only allowed to go out when buying food and necessities periodically, buying medicine or taking medical care. The blockade order will be monitored by the local government and the relevant forces.

Mr. Hun Sen asked Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng to take care of the poor by providing them with rice and other food. The Cambodian leader also ordered the opening of the government’s food stockpile.

The Cambodian Prime Minister appealed to people for understanding and patience during the 14-day blockade.

He also proposed banning the sale of alcoholic beverages nationwide to avoid unnecessary gatherings.

To effectively implement the blockade, Cambodia set up a 19-member national committee headed by Deputy Prime Minister Aun Pornmoniroth.

On April 14, Cambodia recorded more than 300 cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 4,874.