Phnom Penh : , Nov 15, 2015 – The Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sin announced that quarantine-free travel will be allowed for all passengers who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.The quarantine-free travel will take effect from November 22, he said in a special audio message released publicly.
He stated that quarantine-free travel will be effective from November 22nd in an audio message.
“As almost 88 per cent of our total population have received Covid-19 vaccines, so quarantine requirements are not needed anymore,” Xinhua news agency quoted Hun Sen as saying.
Hun Sen, a Xinhua news agency quote, said that “As nearly 88 percent of our population have received Covid-19 vaccinations,”
“Both Cambodians and foreigners travelling to Cambodia will be no longer required to go into a quarantine, but those, who have not been inoculated, will be required to undergo a full 14-day quarantine,” he added.He said that both Cambodians and foreigners traveling to Cambodia won’t be required to enter a quarantine.
However, those who haven’t been inoculated will need to be placed under a 14-day quarantine.
However, all inbound passengers’ samples will be taken for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests upon their arrival in the kingdom, and they can wait for the results at their own residences or the homes of their friends or relatives, he said.
All inbound passengers will have their samples taken for polymerase chain reactions (PCR) testing upon arrival in the Kingdom.They can then wait at their homes or those of their relatives or friends to see the results, he stated.
“When the results show that he/she is negative for Covid-19, he/she has right to travel to wherever he/she wants to,” he said.He stated that “when the results show that he/she are negative for Covid-19 he/she can travel to wherever he/she likes.”
The Prime Minister said the fully vaccinated passengers, who are currently undergoing quarantine at various centres, will be allowed to leave their facilities beginning on Monday.The Prime Minister stated that fully vaccinated passengers currently in quarantine at different centres will be allowed to leave their facilities starting Monday.
The latest move came after the Southeast Asian nation completed the administration of least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccines to 14.05 million people, or 87.8 per cent of its 16-million population, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).According to the Ministry of Health, the latest action came after the nation in Southeast Asia administered at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccines, or 87.8% of its 16 million population.
Of them, 13.2 million, or 82.5 per cent, have been fully inoculated, and 2.02 million, or 12.6 per cent, have received a third or a booster dose, the MoH said.The MoH stated that 13.2 million (or 82.5%) have been inoculated and that 2.02 million (12.6%) have received a third dose or booster.
Lim Heng, vice-president of the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the quarantine-free policy, saying that it would encourage investors and tourists to come to Cambodia.
Lim Heng, vice president of the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, praised the quarantine-free policy and said that it would encourage tourists and investors to visit Cambodia.
“It’s a good opportunity to attract both foreign investors and tourists to our country, as some countries still impose travel restrictions, and I believe that foreign tourists, who are boring during the Covid-19 era, will come to Cambodia for leisure,” he told Xinhua.He told Xinhua that it was a great opportunity to attract foreign investors as well as tourists to Cambodia, since some countries still impose travel restrictions.”I believe that tourists who were boring during the Covid-19 era will visit Cambodia for pleasure,” he said.
Chhay Sivlin, president of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents, said the move would give a big boost to the tourism industry, which had been hit hard by the pandemic.President of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents Chhay Sivlin said that the move would provide a huge boost to the industry, which was hard hit by the pandemic.
“It’s exciting news for tour and travel operators as well as for other tourism-related businesses, and we’re confident that this quarantine-free policy will reboot our tourism growth after a slump for nearly two years,” she told Xinhua.She told Xinhua that “It’s exciting for tour and travel operators, as well as other tourism-related businesses.We’re confident this quarantine-free strategy will restart our tourism growth after a slump of nearly two years.”
Meanwhile, Cambodia reported 55 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the overall infection tally to 119,536, the MoH said, adding that six new fatalities were confirmed which increased the total death toll to 2,867.In Cambodia, 55 Covid-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.This brings the total number of infections to 119,536, according to the MoH.Six new deaths were also confirmed, bringing the death toll up to 2,867.
An additional 62 patients have recovered, which took the cumulative total to 115,924.
Additional 62 patients were able to recover, bringing the total number of patients to 115,924.
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