City Hall Announces Further Easing of Red and Orange Zones
Phnom Penh has further eased lockdown zones, limiting red zones to only parts of eight communes, with the changes to take effect from Thursday.
Mech Dara May 12, 10:40 am
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Phnom Penh has further eased lockdown zones, limiting red zones to only parts of eight communes, with the changes to take effect from Thursday.
Over 100 drivers and red-zone residents on dozens of vans were stopped from leaving Phnom Penh, and two of them later tested positive for Covid-19, authorities said.
The gates of the Grand Twins International garment factory were crowded with security guards, drivers and other Choam Chao III residents hoping for a vaccine Tuesday morning, as workers looked to vaccinations to address their health and employment concerns.
More than 30 inmates at the Preah Sihanouk provincial prison have tested positive for Covid-19, and the country’s prisons department says it is facing an emergency and is at risk of a serious outbreak.
Factories should not require vaccinations for employees to return to work, Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Labor Ministry said over the weekend, reversing an earlier proposal that had led to protests among workers seeking quicker vaccinations.
About 100 red-zone residents stood on Veng Sreng Blvd. on Monday morning demanding reduced rent, as increasing numbers of police officers and city officials gathered around them.
The Health Ministry is withholding Covid-19 case details under leaders’ instructions, as they are kept at the provincial level, preparing them nationally could take too long, neighboring countries also give only broad totals, and officials want to do more analysis, a spokesperson said.
Factory workers in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district gathered outside their village chiefs’ homes on Friday, petitioning to receive the documentation needed for a Covid-19 vaccine so they can be allowed back to work.
Some provincial authorities are taking extra precautions with the hopes of preventing Covid-19 transmission after the government relaxed lockdowns in Phnom Penh and Takhmao and crowds departed the cities on Thursday.
Casino staff in Poipet say workers in the sector get little support or protection from Covid-19, and amid the lockdown living is getting tough.
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