After several days with more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 each day, Cambodia reported just 40 new infections cases on March 29 morning, along with six recoveries.
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Phnom Penh(VNA) – After several days with more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 each day, Cambodiareported just 40 new infections cases on March 29 morning, along with sixrecoveries.
Data of the country’sMinistry of Health showed that 36 of the new cases were Cambodians and the remainingwere Chinese nationals, with 29 of them being in Phnom Penh.
On the same day,Cambodia recorded one additional death of COVID-19. The patient was a39-year-old man residing in Chamkarmon district of Phnom Penh.
With these numbers,Cambodia has registered a total of 2,273 COVID-19 cases, of which 1,172 havebeen given the all-clear and 11 died.
Cambodia's PrimeMinister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said the same day that the Southeast Asiannation has set a goal of providing one million shots of the COVID-19 vaccine toits citizens per month.
The Cambodian PM saiddoctors will be dispatched by the central authorities to assist in the vaccinerollout carried out in different areas of the country in order to speed up theinoculation drive.
Meanwhile, thePhilippines has re-imposed stricter quarantine measures in the Metro Manila,the country’s major economic hub, and four nearby provinces since March 29, amidthe rise of new cases. The measures would affect more than 24 million people.
Philippine officialswarned the week-long restrictions could be extended if the number of infectionsdoes not fall.
More contagiousvariants of the coronavirus have been blamed for the record spike that hastaken the country's caseload to more than 730,000./.
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Health officials get ready to carry out swab tests on a man (Photo: www.khmertimeskh.com) 
