Briefs: A woman whose intestine was cut in a botched surgery to remove a stillborn baby is in critical condition at Calmette Hospital, her family said, as the private hospital where the operation was carried out was closed down by health authorities.
Two opposition officials have been fired from state jobs after they stood in the recent election, according to the Candlelight Party.
Twenty-four hours after he first made the suggestion, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday said masks are no longer required when outside in all parts of the country.
Prime Minister Hun Sen wants health officials to consider relaxing mask mandates. The NEC released final commune registrations, with the CPP the only party to contest all 1,652 communes.
Cambodian provinces could begin easing requirements to wear Covid-19 face masks, Prime Minister Hun Sen suggested in a speech on Monday, citing costs for people and the reality that many gatherings are already taking place without masks.
Or Vandine urged caution and said the recent surge of Covid-19 cases could very quickly increase to the four- or five-digits.
Though quarantine NagaWorld union workers say PCR test results trickled in this week, one told VOD he had received conflicting information about his infection status.
Provincial authorities say they are no longer testing dead bodies for Covid-19 as part of a change in policy as the country pursues a gradual reopening of businesses and tourism, though Phnom Penh said it had yet to make the change.
Following three weeks of nationwide Covid-19 measures, the government is advising that the country’s 25 provinces and capital continue precautions and restrictions based on situations in their local jurisdictions.
Thousands of Cambodians have continued to return to the country in the past three days from Thailand’s major Covid-19 Delta-variant outbreak, as provincial authorities along the border have increasingly locked down markets and villages due to the spread of the new viral strain.
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