Cambodia: Covid-19 cases still rising as govt announce kids’ vaccine jabs to be voluntary and with consent of guardians


A boy under the age of 12 gets vaccinated against Covid-19 in the capital’s Por Sen Chey district on Friday (Sept 17, 2021). - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Sept 20 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Cambodian Ministry of Health on Monday reported 622 new Covid-19 cases, 178 of which were imported.

The ministry also reported 14 new deaths and 473 recoveries. As of Monday (Sept 20), Cambodia had recorded a total of 104,716 Covid-19 cases with 97,700 recoveries and 2,123 fatalities.

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