Cambodia’s community outbreak of COVID-19, no new cases, five new recoveries

Cambodia’s community outbreak of COVID-19, no new cases, five new recoveries

The Ministry of Health has announced that the November 28 community incident remains contained with no new cases for two consecutive days.

The number of recoveries from this outbreak also rose when another five patients, all Cambodians, were treated, tested and discharged from hospital.

They are a 64-year-old female from Sangkat Toul Tum Poung I, Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh- the mother of a 36-year-old woman whose husband is the Deputy Director of the Department of Prisons; a 25-year-old female and a 7-month-old infant living in Sangkat Niroth, Khan Chbar Ampov, the sister of the driver for the Deputy Director of the Department of Prisons; a 23-year-old male living in Sangkat Veal Sbov, Khan Chbar Ampov, an employee of the Bank of China (Monivong Blvd) and a 23-year-old male living in Sen Sok district, an employee of Pedro shop was also released from hospital.

Of the total of 362 cases recorded, 324 have fully recovered and 38 are still hospitalised.

However, fears of the community outbreak remains when the Ministry appealed to patrons of Hidden Coffee, located at 125, Street 2002, Sangkat Teuk Thla, Khan Sen Sok between 15:30-16.00 on December 4, 2020, to take a test at the National Institute of Public Health and self isolate 14 days. Khmer Times