BREAKING NEWS: ASEAN NEWS HEADLINE-COVID MICRON- Phnom Penh Capital Administration issues strict new COVID measures in response to worsening Omicron situation

 A security guard asks citizens to show their vaccination card before allowing customers to enter the Central Market in October 2021. KT/Chor Sokunthea

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Phnom Penh Capital Administration has issued strict new measures on the implementation of COVID safety measures in the city in the wake of the worsening Omicron situation.

The measures were outlined in a circular issued last night, January 11th, 2021

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– All institutions and enterprises, private and public – including shops, markets, restaurants, cafes, government institutions etc must ‘strengthen the inspection of the validity of Covid-19 vaccine card or Covid-19 vaccine certificate before allowing an individual or clients to enter the entities or its location’

– If ‘any person or customer is found to have no vaccine certification or refuses to show the certification or use a certification card with a gap of more than 4 months after the first dose or more than 6 months after the second dose, they are strictly forbidden to enter the entities or its locations and must advise them to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in a timely manner.’

– ‘Anyone suspected of being involved with people who has the Omicron variant, must notify immediately the local authority that are closest to their place of residence for a team of doctors to take a sample (PCR) and set preventive measures in a timely manner to avoid transmission to families and communities’

– Strict crackdowns on mask wearing ‘without exception’. ‘Any person is found to have violated the measures such as not wearing a mask in public, must apply administrative and legal punishment ‘

– Urging all citizens to swiftly obtain the 3rd booster dose -all Government institutions must maintain  ‘regularly update and do statistics on the number of people who were vaccinated for basic and booster doses ‘

An unofficial translation of Phnom Penh Capital Hall’s circular can be found below:

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Kingdom of Cambodia
Nation Religion King
Phnom Penh Capital Hall
No:001/22

Directive
on
Urging the administration of a Covid-19 vaccine for basic and booster doses as well as strengthening the implementation of health safety measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, especially the Omicron variant in Phnom Penh city

In accordance with Circular No. 01 dated 11 January 2022 of the Royal Government of Cambodia on Urging the administration of aCovid-19 vaccine and strengthening the implementation of health safety measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, especially the Omicron variant, as the reopening of socio-economic in all sectors in the new normal context, Phnom Penh Capital Administration would like to advise the state entities under the authority of Phnom Penh Capital Administration, the private sector and all people in Phnom Penh must urge the administration of a Covid-19 vaccine for basic and booster doses and strengthen the implementation of the following health safety measures:

1. Sub-Committee for Covid-19 Vaccination in Phnom Penh, 14 Khan Administration, Local Authorities at all levels, Department of Health Of Phnom Penh Capital Administration, all departments, and entities under Phnom Penh Capital Administration and all private sectors must collectively cooperate to provide extensive education, disseminate information and remind civil servants, the armed forces, teachers, staff, workers, informal economic groups, students, the general public and all stakeholders about the necessity of getting Covid-19 vaccination by setting up specific mechanisms and making it easy for accelerating the administration of a Covid-19 vaccine for basic and booster doses (3rd dose for general population and 4th dose for the front line officers) in accordance with duration determined by the Ministry of Health in order to ensure a strong immunity in community with the aim to prevent and reduce the risk of spreading the Omicron variant.

 

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2. Civil servants, the armed forces, teachers, staff, workers, informal economic groups, students and all citizens must be hurry to get vaccinated or bring your children who are 5 years of age or older to get a Covid-19 vaccine for basic and booster doses (3rd dose for general population and 4th dose for the frontline officers) at the 42 public hospitals and health centers, and some other places organized in Phnom Penh.

 

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3. All government entities under Phnom Penh Capital Administration, all educational institutions, factories and enterprises in Phnom Penh have to regularly update and do statistics on the number of people who were vaccinated for basic and booster doses at its entities or at its business institution and must its subordinates to get vaccinated in a timely manner in accordance with the time duration determined by the Ministry of Health in order to ensure the job safety and public health.

 

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4. Head of State entities under the administration of Phnom Penh Capital Hall, heads of schools, market commission, business owner, private market owner, Mart market owner, restaurant owners, coffee shop owner, adult recreation center owners, the private sector and all local owners in Phnom Penh must strengthen the inspection of the validity of Covid-19 vaccine card or Covid-19 vaccine certificate before allowing an individual or clients to enter the entities or its location. In case, any person or customer is found to have no vaccine certification or refuses to show the certification or use a certification card with a gap of more than 4 months after the first dose or more than 6 doses after the second dose, they are strictly forbidden to enter the entities or its locations and must advise them to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in a timely manner.

 

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5. Anyone suspected of being involved with people who has the Omicron variant, must notify immediately the local authority that are closest to their place of residence for a team of doctors to take a sample (PCR) and set preventive measures in a timely manner to avoid transmission to families and communities. While waiting for the results (PCR), the person must wear a mask regularly, maintain the social distance and must not unnecessarily leave their residences.

 

6. Law Enforcement Command at Phnom Penh Capital, 14 Khan Administration, local authorities at

 

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all levels and relevant departments and entities must inspect and take the necessary measures in order to strengthen the implementation of health safety measures, especially “3 do’s and 3don’ts” of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Any person is found to have violated the measures such as not wearing a mask in public, must apply administrative and legal punishment as well as publicize the individual to the public in accordance with the legal measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and other dangerous infectious diseases and related legal documents in force without exception.

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration would like to reiterate that the National Immunization Policy of Covid-19 of Samdech Techo Prime Minister is a key strategy and the first defense to fight and prevent the spread of Covid-19 with the aim to protect the health and life of the people until achieving socio-economic re-opening in all sectors and finally closed the community event of 20 February 2021.

Therefore, all government entities, the private sector and all the people in Phnom Penh must work together to urge the administration of Covid-19 vaccination, both basic and booster doses, as well as strengthening the implementation of safety measures in order to create and maintain • a strong immunity in community against the spread of Covid-19 and to eventually avoid the decision to impose any administrative measures.

Received the instructions, Phnom Penh Capital Hall Administration Director, Phnom Penh Municipal Police Commissioner, Phnom Penh Municipal Gendarmerie Commander, Governor of all Khan of the 14 heads of departments-specialized entities under Phnom Penh Capital Administration, state entities under the supervision of Phnom Penh Capital Administration, the private sector, the people and all relevant parties must effectively participate in the implementation of the directive with a high sense of responsibility.

Phnom Penh, 11 January 2022

 

 

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