Does the epidemic raise after the fifty days of zero cases confirmed in Cambodia? As of the morning of June 29, Cambodia had a total of 136,272 confirmed cases, a total of 133,206 cured cases, and a total of 3,056 deaths. The Cambodian Ministry of Health issued an epidemic notice that on June 28 there were ten new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, including 8 community infections and two imported cases. There were no new deaths or cured cases.
On the evening of June 28, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen revealed through a speech that after 51 consecutive days of no new confirmed cases in Cambodia, confirmed cases were found again.
Hun Sen said that on June 28, the Ministry of Health conducted PCR tests on some people who were going to go abroad and return to Cambodia and found that there were imported cases from abroad. At the same time, a small number of indigenous cases have also been detected.
He emphasized that although the number of confirmed cases is small and the epidemic is not very serious, the general public needs to be vigilant, otherwise there will be another serious epidemic.
After a lapse of 51 days and zero new cases, Cambodian officials once again reported new confirmed cases, which can not help but arouse the concern of many people. Will the epidemic make a large-scale comeback in Cambodia?
As we all know, at present, the epidemic has not been eliminated, and the epidemic still exists to varying degrees around the world. The official notification in Cambodia is that there are registered cases of PCR nucleic acid testing. PCR testing is a type of NAAT testing, which is usually carried out in a laboratory.
The situation in Cambodia is the same as in other countries, based on the confirmation of “Zero-Covid” without official records, treatment, or notification
Since the epidemic has slowed down, the Ministry of Health has suspended some institutions to conduct free PCR testing for the public. Currently, only the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) and the Royal Military Hospital of Cambodia (Preah Ket Mealea Hospital) can perform PCR, but more going abroad Pre-test requirements were established.
Therefore, the officially reported cases do not contain the results of self-screening by ordinary people. Ms. Owan Ding, a spokesperson for the Cambodian Ministry of Health, previously stated that although Cambodia has not reported any new epidemics for several days, it does not mean that the epidemic has completely disappeared, and the Ministry of Health is still closely monitoring the epidemic.
This also explains why the official report has zero new cases, but there are friends around you who have been diagnosed. With the opening of Cambodia and other countries around the world, many people need to enter and exit. It is normal to detect sporadic infection cases because the epidemic has always existed and has not disappeared.
According to the Ministry of Medicine of Thailand, a total of 181 cases of Omikron’s new-generation variants BA.4 and BA.5 have been found in Thailand. This virus is similar to the delta variant virus, so it may cause damage to the lungs of patients.
Since Thailand reported confirmed cases with similar symptoms to the delta virus, the Cambodian Ministry of Health has also begun to be alert to the risk of cluster infection caused by the new generation of Omicron mutant strains BA.4 and BA.5.
Prime Minister Hun Sen also stated on many public occasions: “The new crown epidemic is not over yet, and the future is still a major social issue.” Therefore, he called on the public to go to the third injection as soon as possible. If the third injection has been completed, continue to receive the fourth injection. Frontline workers need the fifth shot to protect themselves, and their families and maintain the community’s immune barrier.
However, according to reports, the public’s response to the booster shot was lukewarm, and there are still 5 million people who have not yet received the third shot. Moreover, since Cambodia announced its opening in the country in November last year, epidemic prevention and control have gradually been relaxed. In April this year, Cambodia officially entered the “new normal” after it announced the lifting of the “mask order”.
Most people no longer wear masks when they go out, and 3 out of 5 people do not wear masks. The epidemic prevention QR codes at the entrance of supermarkets and vegetable markets have also quietly “retired”, and the alcohol disinfectant next to them has become a decoration.
I used to carry the vaccine card with me when I went out, but now many places no longer check the vaccine card and can freely enter and leave public places. Not only that, but most people are less motivated to get vaccinated.
Previously, Cambodia has contained the epidemic with its high vaccination rate, but the epidemic is still mutating. With the opening of the country and the increase in the number of people coming and going, it may lead to small-scale epidemics. At present, the epidemic in Cambodia is making a comeback. unlikely, but sporadic confirmed cases remain. I would like to remind everyone to still wear masks and get vaccinated against the new crown regularly to avoid being infected.
