Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodian Prime Minister HunSen has decided to lift all quarantine requirements for fully vaccinatedtravellers – both Cambodians and foreign nationals – effectivefrom November 15.
According to local media, in a special message addressed toofficials and relevant authorities on November 14, the Cambodian PM said this policywill enable the country to fully reopen and that it mirrored the policies ofother countries in the region. He also emphasised that any unvaccinatedtravellers must still undergo a 14-day quarantine.
“Cambodia is almost fully vaccinated at nearly 88 percentof the total population of around 16 million. So, there is no quarantinerequirement any longer, except for those who have not been vaccinated who stillneed to do a 14-day quarantine like before,” he was quoted by Phnom Penh Post assaying.
He said fully vaccinated travellers will only need to take arapid test and wait for the results at their accommodation. If the results arenegative, they can then travel anywhere in Cambodia.
According to Cambodia’s Ministry of Health, on November 12,the country reported 55 new COVID-19 infections and six deaths, raising the totalrespective figures to 119,536 and 2,867.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health of Laos said that althoughthe number of new infections in the country has declined to three digits, butremains high with 981 cases found in the community. Vientiane leads localitiesnationwide in the number of new cases at 489. At the same time, the pandemichas also developed complicatedly in many localities such as Luang Prabang, Champasak and Xayabouy.
The ministry also reported additional three COVID-19 relateddeaths, raising the death toll to 99.
The Lao Government has asked localities to continue speedingup COVID-19 inoculation by setting up more vaccination stations./.
According to local media, in a special message addressed toofficials and relevant authorities on November 14, the Cambodian PM said this policywill enable the country to fully reopen and that it mirrored the policies ofother countries in the region. He also emphasised that any unvaccinatedtravellers must still undergo a 14-day quarantine.
“Cambodia is almost fully vaccinated at nearly 88 percentof the total population of around 16 million. So, there is no quarantinerequirement any longer, except for those who have not been vaccinated who stillneed to do a 14-day quarantine like before,” he was quoted by Phnom Penh Post assaying.
He said fully vaccinated travellers will only need to take arapid test and wait for the results at their accommodation. If the results arenegative, they can then travel anywhere in Cambodia.
According to Cambodia’s Ministry of Health, on November 12,the country reported 55 new COVID-19 infections and six deaths, raising the totalrespective figures to 119,536 and 2,867.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health of Laos said that althoughthe number of new infections in the country has declined to three digits, butremains high with 981 cases found in the community. Vientiane leads localitiesnationwide in the number of new cases at 489. At the same time, the pandemichas also developed complicatedly in many localities such as Luang Prabang, Champasak and Xayabouy.
The ministry also reported additional three COVID-19 relateddeaths, raising the death toll to 99.
The Lao Government has asked localities to continue speedingup COVID-19 inoculation by setting up more vaccination stations./.
VNA
