Phnom Penh(VNA) – Cambodia has become COVID-19-free as the last patient has recovered, thecountry’s Ministry of Health has announced in a statement.
The country reportedno new cases of COVID-19 for 31 straight days, said the statement, adding thatsince the pandemic began in January 2020, the Southeast Asian nation has loggeda total of 136,262 confirmed cases with 133,206 recoveries and 3,056 deaths.
Health Ministry'ssecretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandine attributed the country's successin controlling the pandemic to the government's right leadership and theeffectiveness of the vaccination.
Cambodian PrimeMinister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has made the right and timely decision toprovide free COVID-19 vaccines to all eligible Cambodians and foreigners livingin the country, she told the media.
Vaccines are the mostpowerful tool to protect lives against COVID-19, reducing infections anddeaths, she said.
Cambodia has so far administered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines to over 15 million people, or94 percent of its 16 million population, the health ministry said, adding thatof them, 14.3 million, or 89.4 percent, have been fully vaccinated with tworequired shots.
Also, some 9.25million, or 58 percent, have got a third dose, and 2.58 million, or 16 percent,have had a fourth dose.
Cambodia will beginoffering a fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccines to priority groups from June 9.
Buoyed by its highvaccination rates, Cambodia resumed all socio-economic activities andreopened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers without quarantine starting November last year./.
The country reportedno new cases of COVID-19 for 31 straight days, said the statement, adding thatsince the pandemic began in January 2020, the Southeast Asian nation has loggeda total of 136,262 confirmed cases with 133,206 recoveries and 3,056 deaths.
Health Ministry'ssecretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandine attributed the country's successin controlling the pandemic to the government's right leadership and theeffectiveness of the vaccination.
Cambodian PrimeMinister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has made the right and timely decision toprovide free COVID-19 vaccines to all eligible Cambodians and foreigners livingin the country, she told the media.
Vaccines are the mostpowerful tool to protect lives against COVID-19, reducing infections anddeaths, she said.
Cambodia has so far administered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines to over 15 million people, or94 percent of its 16 million population, the health ministry said, adding thatof them, 14.3 million, or 89.4 percent, have been fully vaccinated with tworequired shots.
Also, some 9.25million, or 58 percent, have got a third dose, and 2.58 million, or 16 percent,have had a fourth dose.
Cambodia will beginoffering a fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccines to priority groups from June 9.
Buoyed by its highvaccination rates, Cambodia resumed all socio-economic activities andreopened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers without quarantine starting November last year./.
VNA
