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Usually-placid Cambodians turned alarmists as community transmission occurred in Phnom Penh following the first locally contracted Covid-19 case on November 28, 2020. Hong Menea
“Prepare for the worst, hope for the best”
Thu, 17 December 2020
Just as hope in economic recovery glimmered, local Covid-19 transmission debuted, further stressing the already-troubled path
As the number of Covid-19 community transmission cases inched up in Phnom Penh at the end of November, fear gripped the capital. Up till then, Cambodia had deftly, and with some luck, avoided the scourge of an inland spread that was the bane of the rest of the world.
Within two weeks from November 28, the incident turned the usually-placid population into alarmists, donning masks, and checking temperatures and personal details at entries to doorways, while business outlets closed earlier in the evening, resulting in quiet streets as traffic volume abated.
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PM: Cambodia won’t use own people to test vaccine
Tue, 15 December 2020
The government has already ordered one million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from the World Health Organisation (WHO) COVAX initiative for distribution to the first 500,000 priority recipients in the Kingdom, Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed on December 15 in his address to the nation.
“I can confirm that we have already applied for the 20 per cent provision in accordance with COVAX procedures, and we have also ordered a purchase of one million more doses through COVAX. When it will come to us I cannot say, but I want to stress that Cambodia will only buy vaccines from countries certified by the WHO.
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2020-12-10 16:49:18
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Deputy Minister of Construction and Urban Development E.Zolboo had a government to government meeting with Yun Seong-won, Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport of the Republic of Korea during the 2020 Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference (GICC) virtually organized on December 7 by the ROK Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to discuss bilateral cooperation in construction and urban development.
Mr. Yun Seong-won thanked the Deputy Minister for participating in GICC and discussed the progress of Solongo 1 and 2 projects funded from ROK Economic Development Cooperation Fund, asking Mongolia to provide support in addressing challenges that may arise in the project implementation due to the pandemic. He also said a smart city development project is being implemented in Ulaanbaatar city as part of the ROK government’s KCT program and that ROK supports partnership between Korea Land and Hou