Original title: Cambodia has diagnosed more than 80,000 new crowns with Delta epidemic spreading in Phnom Penh
(Fighting new crown pneumonia) Cambodia has confirmed more than 80,000 new crowns of Delta epidemic spreading in Phnom Penh
China News Agency, Phnom Penh, August 5 (Reporter Ouyang Kaiyu) As of August 5, there have been more than 80,000 confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in Cambodia. Delta mutant new crown virus is spreading rapidly in the capital Phnom Penh, and more communities and markets have been blocked .
According to a report from the Ministry of Health of Cambodia on the 5th, there were 591 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the country that day, 618 new cases were cured and discharged, and 19 new cases died. Among the newly confirmed cases, 408 were community-transmitted infections and 183 were imported confirmed cases, most of them from Thailand. So far, 80,200 cases have been diagnosed nationwide, 73,400 cases have been cured, and 1,507 cases have died.
The Mayor of Phnom Penh, Kun Sheng, announced on the same day that the road between No. 242 and No. 113 and No. 232 in the Makara District will be blocked for 14 days, from August 5 to 18, in order to cut off the delta as soon as possible. Chain of infection. Makara District is located in the center of Phnom Penh. In addition, Kun Sheng also announced the blockade of the Phu Chengjia market in the suburb of Rexi, outside of Phnom Penh, where the Delta epidemic has been confirmed.
Prior to this, in order to prevent the delta epidemic from spreading further, the Phnom Penh Municipal Government has decided to implement emergency blockade measures on the affected areas and prohibit people from entering and leaving. The Phnom Penh City Government pointed out that during the blockade, all cluster activities are prohibited, except for medical emergencies, sampling and testing, and sanitation measures performed by health workers. Individuals who violate the ban will be transferred to justice.
In addition to Phnom Penh, this round of Delta epidemic in Cambodia has spread to Otto Meanchey, Bailing, Siem Reap, Kampong Cham, Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Teben Kemeng, and Prey Veng. , Kampong Thong Province and other places. Among them, Otto Meanchey Province, which is close to Thailand, has become the “severe disaster area” of imported delta virus.
In response to the epidemic, Cambodian officials have accelerated their vaccination efforts. According to the statistics of the National Vaccination Committee of Cambodia, as of now, about 31% of Cambodia’s population has completed two doses of COVID-19 vaccination. (Finish)
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