Anyone who was found positive for the SARS-CoV-2 variant: B.1.1.529 or Omicron will not be allowed to be treated at home, announced this morning Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen.
At the government’s award ceremony for Cambodian national petanque athlete Ms. Ouk Sreymom, a gold medalist of the World Petanque Championships 2021, at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Samdech Techo Hun Sen pointed out that there are now 94 confirmed cases of Omicron in Cambodia and they are all imported.
“Anyone detected with Omicron must be treated at the hospital without exception,” he underlined.
In order to further strengthen the herd immunity against the pandemic, Samdech Techo Prime Minister said 700,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Australian government will be reserved for the 4th doses for frontline officials, including medical practitioners, journalists, and athletes.
