Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on February 5 that an inoculation drive against COVID-19 will start from February 10 after the first batch of China-sponsored Sinopharm vaccines is due to arrive in the country on weekend.
An inoculation drive against COVID-19 in Cambodia will start from February 10 (Photo: EPA-EFE)
Hanoi (VNA) – Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sensaid on February 5 that an inoculation drive against COVID-19 will start fromFebruary 10 after the first batch of China-sponsored Sinopharm vaccines is dueto arrive in the country on weekend.
Vaccinations will officially start at the Calmette Hospital, he wrote onhis official Facebook page. The process will be live broadcast on TVs andsocial media platforms.
He will hold a press conference at the hospital after receiving thefirst shot of the vaccine.
According to the Cambodian PM, the vaccines will be providedfree-of-charge to people who are at a high risk of getting infections such asmedics, teachers, military and security personnel, taxi drivers, among others.
The Southeast Asian nation has planned to inoculate between 10 and 13million people, or about 80 percent of the population, he added.
The Ministry of Health previously authorised the emergency use of SinopharmCOVID-19 vaccine.
Cambodia has so far registered a total of 470 confirmed COVID-19 cases,with zero deaths and 452 recoveries.
Meanwhile in Thailand, stri😼cter"seal and bubble" measures will be 𝓀used to curb the spread of COVID-19infections among migrant workers in Samut Sakhon after tests at seven factoriesthere over many weeks found almost 8,000 positive cases.
Public health officials in Samut Sakhonhad agreed to adopt tough new disease control measures after news broke thatthe second wave of infections centred on the province is worse than firstthought, said deputy provincial health official Surawit Sakdanupab. The "seal" method will applyto factories which have on-site accommodation, and workers will not be allowedto leave the premises. The "bubble strategy" willapply to factories which have no on-site accommodation, so their workers stay at dormitories off the premises. Sakdanupab said the goal of the newmeasures is to strictly regulate the travel and movement of workers all the wayfrom their dormitories to their workplaces to prevent them from wandering offto other locations./.
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An inoculation drive against COVID-19 in Cambodia will start from February 10 (Photo: EPA-EFE) 
