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Cambodia PM orders home treatment for COVID-19 patients as hospitals struggle
FILE PHOTO: Cambodia s Prime Minister Hun Sen attends an ASEAN leaders summit in Bangkok, Thailand November 3, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
07 Apr 2021 10:24AM (Updated:
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PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered health officials on Tuesday (Apr 6) to prepare to treat coronavirus patients at home, as the country s biggest COVID-19 outbreak so far tests the capacity of its fragile healthcare system.
Cambodia had one of the world s smallest coronavirus caseloads until six weeks ago, but an outbreak in late February has led to its first 22 COVID-19 deaths and a five-fold jump in cases to 2,824.
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Apr 6, 2021 4:48 AM
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered health officials on Tuesday to prepare to treat coronavirus patients at home, as the country s biggest COVID-19 outbreak so far tests the capacity of its fragile healthcare system.
Cambodia had one of the world s smallest coronavirus caseloads until six weeks ago, but an outbreak in late February has led to its first 22 COVID-19 deaths and a five-fold jump in cases to 2,824.
A total of 1,794 patients are currently being treated in hospitals that are near capacity, Hun Sen said in an audio message shared widely on Tuesday and reported by local media.