(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Cambodia promotes the "third shot" vaccination campaign
China News Service, Phnom Penh, September 5 (Reporter Ouyang Kaiyu) In order to further curb the spread of the new crown epidemic in the community, Cambodia has accelerated the "third shot" vaccination schedule. Elderly people over 60 in Phnom Penh will receive the "third shot" vaccine.
According to a report by the Ministry of Health of Cambodia on the 5th, the country reported 461 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia that day, 411 new cases were cured and discharged, and 7 new deaths.
Among the newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, 315 were community-transmitted infections and 146 were imported confirmed cases, most of which were from Thailand.
The Delta epidemic has spread further. According to a report from Phnom Penh City on the 5th, 2 cases of Delta have been detected in Dongnatong Village, Songrenzhi 2nd Division, Meanchey District, the city.
This is the first case of Delta in Songrenzhi Division 2 and the confirmed patient has been sent to the hospital for treatment.
All residents in the vicinity have been sampled and tested, and all have been negative.
According to official sources in Sihanoukville Province, Sokkarta, the governor of Polinu County in the province, informed that a 6-member family in Polinu County has been diagnosed with Delta virus and has been sent to the hospital for treatment. .
The Ministry of Health of Cambodia announced that in response to the more contagious Delta Covid-19 virus, elderly people aged 60 and over in Phnom Penh will receive a third booster shot.
From September 6 to 28, government officials, civil servants and elderly people over 60 years old in Phnom Penh can go to the vaccination site to receive the "third dose" of the booster shot.
According to statistics from the National Vaccination Committee of Cambodia, as of September 4, a total of 648,000 people in Cambodia have received the third booster shot.
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