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COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage in Cambodia Reaches Almost 70%

AKP Phnom Penh, July 28, 2021 -- Cambodia has vaccinated 6,941,285 people against the COVID-19 pandemic, or 69.41 percent of the planned 10 million people for the vaccination, as of July 27. The figures were shared by the National Ad-hoc Commission for COVID-19 Vaccination, adding that of them, 4,586,979 have already got their second dose of...

COVID-19: 766 New Cases, 967 New Recoveries, 15 New Deaths

AKP Phnom Penh, July 28, 2021 -- Cambodia this morning recorded 766 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19); bringing the tally to 75,152, pointed out the Ministry of Health in a press release. Among the new infections, it continued, 307 were imported cases and the rest were community cased linked to the Feb. 20 outbreak. At the same...

More CMAC’s Detection Dogs to be Deployed for Overseas Operations

AKP Phnom Penh, July 28, 2021 -- Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) will deploy more landmine detection dogs for overseas operations, stated H.E. Heng Ratana, Director General of CMAC in a Facebook post this morning. “Six CMAC’s detection dogs were purchased by APOPO Belgium demining organisation to deploy in Kenya and South Sudan,” he point...

Licenced Private Firms Authorised to Distribute COVID-19 Test Kits

AKP Phnom Penh, July 28, 2021 -- Ministry of Health has authorised licenced private pharmaceutical firms in Cambodia to distribute the COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. The instruction was circulated yesterday as an additional mechanism to further broaden the use of the test kits among the public to contribute to the containment of the disease de...

Foreign Exchange Rates in Cambodia

AKP Phnom Penh, July 28, 2021 – The following are the foreign exchange rates against the Riel (Cambodian Currency) released by the National Bank, on July 28, 2021.

Cambodia's Macroeconomic and Financial Stability Well Secured

AKP Phnom Penh, July 28, 2021 -- Cambodia's international reserves remain as high as US$20.8 billion, while the banking sector stays healthy amid the threat of COVID-19 pandemic. The trend was highlighted in a recent press release shared by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), to reaffirm the government's right measures not only in containing...

Pharmaceutical Importers Allowed to Import WHO-listed COVID-19 Vaccines

AKP Phnom Penh, July 27, 2021 -- All registered pharmaceutical import export companies can now apply to import COVID-19 vaccines validated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), a move contributing to containing and preventing the spread of the pandemic, announced the Ministry of Health. In the ministry’s announcement released this afternoon...

COVID-19: New Cases Drop to Over 600

AKP Phnom Penh, July 27, 2021 -- The daily new cases of COVID-19 to Cambodia dropped to 685 this morning; the tally stood at 74,386, according to a press release of the Ministry of Health. Of the new infections, 262 were imported cases and the rest were community cased linked to the Feb. 20 outbreak, it underlined. At the same time, the sa...

Cambodia Has Over 100 River and Sea Ports

AKP Phnom Penh, July 27, 2021 -- Cambodia has in total 105 ports, of which 78 are river ports located along the Mekong, Tonle Sap, Tonle Basac and in provinces, and 27 others are sea ports. The figures were shared by the Ministry of Public Works and Transports (MPWT), adding that the ports, run by both the government and private companies, ar...

MOWRAM Calls for Vigilance of Possible Phenomena, especially at Coastal Areas

AKP Phnom Penh, July 27, 2021 -- The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) has appealed to people to be vigilant of possible phenomena such as thunder, lightning, gusts, strong wind and high waves this week, particularly at coastal areas. In its new weather forecast issued this morning, MOWRAM explained the phenome...

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