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Residents in Meanchey district are flocking to get their samples taken for Covid-19 testing in front of a church near the Phnom Penh Municipal Military Police headquarter. YOUSOS APDOULRASHIM
Red Zone residents gather en masse for Covid test
Sat, 24 April 2021
Residents in the capital’s designated Red Zone are flocking to get their samples taken for Covid-19 testing, after the Phnom Penh Municipal Hall issued a directive mandating that each and every single one of them does so or faces legal action.
The Red Zone areas include Stung Meanchey I, II and III communes in Meanchey district; Choam Chao I commune in Por Senchey district; and villages 14, 16 and 17 in Tuol Kork district s Boeung Salang commune.
Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng (centre). - Phnom Penh Post/ANN
PHNOM PENH, Aprin 24 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Phnom Penh municipality late on April 23 issued a directive dictating that all residents living in the capital s Red Zones have their samples taken for Covid-19 testing.
The municipal hall also ordered all state-owned markets and other improvised ones - such as those that sprawl near factories, hospitals and residential areas - throughout the capital shut for 14 days effective immediately through May 7.
The directive comes as Phnom Penh remains the country s main Covid-19 hotspots, with 522 infections reported on April 23 alone.
According to the directive, any residents in the red zones who fail to have their specimen for Covid-19 will face legal action.
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Residents in Red Zones told to undergo Covid-19 testing, capital s markets ordered shut
Fri, 23 April 2021
The Phnom Penh municipality late on April 23 issued a directive dictating that all residents living in the capital s Red Zones have their samples taken for Covid-19 testing.
The municipal hall also ordered all state-owned markets and other improvised ones such as those that sprawl near factories, hospitals and residential areas throughout the capital shut for 14 days effective immediately through May 7.
The directive comes as Phnom Penh remains the country s main Covid-19 hotspots, with 522 infections reported on April 23 alone.
According to the directive, any residents in the red zones who fail to have their specimen for Covid-19 will face legal action.
The government has decided to place Phnom Penh in lockdown for two weeks, effective April 14 midnight through April 28, as Cambodia continues to grapple with the ongoing community outbreak of Covid-19, which has seen no sign of subsiding.
According to a directive signed by Prime Minister
The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Cambodia warned that the country had reached another critical point amid a sudden, huge surge in community transmission cases and deaths.
“We stand on the brink of a national tragedy because of Covid-19. Despite our best efforts, we are
Prime Minister Hun Sen warned that the two-week lockdown of Phnom Penh and adjacent Kandal provincial town Takmao could be extended if people are not cooperative by staying home.