The Cambodian Ministry of Health on Sunday (Jan 23, 2022) reported 26 new Covid-19 cases, five were imported and all were confirmed to be the Omicron variant. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN
PHNOM PENH, Jan 21 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Cambodian Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 26 new Covid-19 cases, five of which were imported and all were confirmed to be the Omicron variant.
The ministry also reported 18 recoveries and no new deaths.
As of January 23, Cambodia had recorded a total of 121,026 Covid-19 cases with 117,213 recoveries and 3,015 fatalities.
Meanwhile, Cambodia's Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen had announced earlier the government allowed all patients infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the country to get treatment at home if they want.
"Now, Omicron patients are no longer required to undergo treatment at the Covid-19 designated hospitals because we have found that Omicron, even though it spreads fast, but it has lower severity than Delta and Alpha variants," he said in an audio message released publicly.
Hun Sen said all foreigners, if testing positive for the Omicron variant, can undergo treatment wherever they want such as at embassies, hospitals, or hotels.
Locals can receive at-home treatment but must strictly follow regulations and treatment procedures set out by the Ministry of Health.
Meanwhile, the prime minister said all Omicron patients, who are currently being treated in the Covid-19 designated hospitals, can immediately leave for treatment at home, hotels or wherever they prefer.
He said that from now on, all Covid-19 patients with the Delta, Alpha or Omicron variant can undergo treatment at home.
Since the pandemic hit the Southeast Asian country in January 2020, Cambodia has registered a total of 120,956 cases, with 3,015 deaths and 117,180 recoveries, according to the health ministry.
So far, the kingdom has administered at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to 14.32 million people, or 89.5 percent of its 16 million population, the ministry said, adding that 13.72 million people, or 85.8 percent, are fully vaccinated with receiving two required shots. - Xinhua
