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Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Cambodia is in the grip of its worst outbreak of the coronavirus since the pandemic began more than a year ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, warning that the Southeast Asian nation is on the verge of a “national tragedy”. In less than a week, Cambodia has recorded more than 1,000 cases of the virus. As of Wednesday, 35 people had died. That compares with less than 500 cases in the first year of the pandemic and no COVID-19-related deaths reported at all. On Thursday, the government ordered all residents of Phnom Penh, the capital, and the neighbou...

‘Basically, He’s a Serial Killer’: Doctor Charged with Murder for Prescribing More Than 44,000 Pills to 5 Victims Alberto Luperon George Blatti A doctor in New York State is charged with second-degree murder after he allegedly prescribed tens of thousands of pills to five victims who later died. George Blatti, 75, was arraigned Thursday, according to NBC New York. The defendant allegedly met patients in his office at a former Radio Shack. He later lost that space and instead began handing out prescriptions from the parking of the hotel where he lived and from a Dunkin�...

Cambodia Shuns China’s Sinovac Vaccine in Favor of COVAX Shots Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (Nikkei Asia) — Cambodia will acquire 1 million doses for its first batch of Covid-19 vaccinations — an effort partly funded by the country’s rich elite — but is not opting for China’s Sinovac shots at this stage. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that the vaccine stocks had been ordered via the United Nations-backed COVAX facility, which subsidizes vaccines for 92 lower income countries. The program — run by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — provides support for poor countri...