AKP Phnom Penh, April 28, 2021 --

The COVID-19 zoning – Red, Dark Yellow, and Yellow zones – will be reevaluated in seven days, underlined H.E. Nuon Pharoth, Deputy Governor of Phnom Penh Municipality, at a press conference on the continued lockdown of Phnom Penh capital and Takhmao town of Kandal province this morning.

If the COVID-19 transmission is under control, the Red zones will be changed to Dark Yellow, and at the same time, the Yellow zones will turn to Dark Yellow or Red if people in those areas fail to carry out the administrative measures against COVID-19 spread, he said.

H.E. Nuon Pharoth thus called on people not to be careless, but to continue participating in implementing the measures.

To win over this deadly disease, he stressed, the efforts of medical staff and competent authorities at all levels are not enough, the participation of all people is very necessary.

Red zones are areas with serious community spread of COVID-19, while Dark Yellow and Yellow zones with moderate and mild COVID-19 community spread, respectively.

In Phnom Penh, the Red zones are composed of 9 Sangkat in five Khan, while the Dark Yellow zones of 41 Sangkat in the 14 Khan, and the Yellow zones of 65 Sangkat in 13 Khan.

For Takhmao town, there are only Dark Yellow and Yellow zones. The Dark Yellow zones consist of 4 Sangkat (Takhmao, Doeum Mean, Kampong Samnanh, and Svay Rolum), and the Yellow zones of 6 Sangkat (Prek Russey, Takdol, Prek Ho, Roka Kpos, Sethbo, and Anlong Chin).

According to the directives of Phnom Penh municipal administration and Kandal provincial administration, the above-said COVID-19 zoning will come into force from April 29 to May 5.

By C. Nika