Brief: Quarantine Halved for Unvaccinated Travelers
Unvaccinated travelers will only have to quarantine for one week, while the Tourism Ministry announced $275 million in New Year travel revenue.
Ouch Sony Apr 21, 5:03 pm
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Unvaccinated travelers will only have to quarantine for one week, while the Tourism Ministry announced $275 million in New Year travel revenue.
The Appeal Court on Tuesday upheld one-year jail sentences against two former opposition activists for incitement and insult after they criticized the distribution of Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines in Cambodia before they were approved by the WHO.
The Health Ministry announced fourth-dose Pfizer booster vaccinations for select groups starting Friday at national hospitals.
Despite the cordial tone in his Facebook post, Hun Sen said earlier in the day that there was speculation the Australian foreign minister would pressure Cambodia during the visit but that he would not allow that.
The Agriculture Ministry has launched a lumpy skin disease vaccination campaign for cattle starting with priority provinces after more than 30,000 animals have contracted the disease, an official said.
A Banlung city deputy police chief says some people who made donations of bottled water were allowed to skip Covid-19 vaccination lines, but a woman who made a Facebook post about the practice “impacted” police and needed to be summoned and educated.
A tuk-tuk driver has been arrested in Kandal province for allegedly distributing pamphlets to neighbors that contained death threats against Prime Minister Hun Sen, though his wife said he had mental issues and was not politically involved.
Police are searching for a man alleged to have hit a health officer on the forehead during Covid-19 vaccinations due to a delay in the data entry system.
With just over a year left on a political ban for opposition officials, Prime Minister Hun Sen said he would hand out “rehabilitation” pardons only if it “makes me pleased,” while saying he would stay in power until he “no longer wants to do it anymore.”
Health officials have reiterated that vaccines prevent Covid-19 deaths but not transmission, as they blamed members of the public for the country’s ongoing surge.
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