Prime Minister Hun Sen today called on the masses to stay indoors as much as possible to contain the spread of COVID-19, as Cambodia’s neighbours has not seen the curve flatten yet.
In a post on his official Facebook page, the premier asked people in the kingdom not to leave home except when absolutely necessary.
“Unless it is necessary, please do not stay outside,” Mr Hun Sen said. “And when you need to go, do not go as a group; only the head of the family or the member who really needs to go out to do something, should go out.”
Mr Hun Sen said that despite the positive result shown by his government in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic with no new cases reported for 12 consecutive days, the people needed to take extra precautions to protect themselves and others from contracting the coronavirus.
“In the past few days, our roads have been congested [again], and I would like to remind our people to take extra precaution,” he said. “Always wear masks and have alcohol-based sanitiser and hand sterilising gel with you to prevent the virus from spreading from one person to another.”
“Please do not underestimate the virus and think that our country will always be okay.”
To date, Cambodia has recorded a total of 122 COVID cases reported with the last case reported on April 12. The recovery rate after treatment is also high with 110 cases of recovery after admission to various hospitals in the country.
Southeast Asia as a whole, on the other hand, has seen some of the highest number of COVID-19 infections, with the prosperous city-state Singapore reporting 1,037 in new cases on Thursday, taking its cumulative cases to 11,178.
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