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At Least 600 People at Drug Rehab Centre Covid Positive FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021 Intelligent . In-depth . Independent Issue Number 3733 / 4000 RIEL AUSTRALIA TO PROVIDE CAMBODIA EXPECTS MYANMAR MILITARY $65M MULTI-SECTORAL THAILAND TO OPEN CRACKDOWN DEATH FINANCIAL AID PACKAGE BORDERS TO LONGAN TOLL SURPASSES 1,000 NatioNAL – pAGE 4 BUSINESS – pAGE 7 WORLD – pAGE 11 Jabs could swell 2022 At least 600 people at drug GDP by 6%: think-tank rehab centre Covid positive May Kunmakara Mom Kunthear Sokhom told The Post on August 19 again from more accurate PCR tests. after some of the patients who were that 601 people out of 660 had test- The province will make a formal there to address substance abuse CAMBODIA’S “well-strategised ORE than 600 people at ed positive for Covid-19 at Phnom announcement today because the problems and had arrived in appar- and rapidly-executed” Covid-19 the drug rehabilitation Bak New Life rehabilitation centre rapid tests cannot be viewed as con- ently good health began displaying vaccination programme are set to and treatment centre located in Sisophon town. firmed cases yet,” he said. cold-like symptoms, leading Ban- underpin economic growth that in Banteay Meanchey According to Sokhom, more than Banteay Meanchey reported a to- teay Meanchey provincial governor may top six per cent next year, Mprovince have tested positive for 20 of them were positive for the Delta tal of 689 Covid-19 cases on August Um Reatrey to quickly intervene. eclipsing the preponderance of Covid-19, including at least 20 cases variant and were moved to a separate 18, with the cases outside of the re- “After testing them, more than 20 regional and global peers, accord- of the highly transmissible Delta hospital for treatment on August 18. hab centre found among returning youths were found to be infected ing to a new report from consult- variant. “This number is a preliminary migrant workers and some locals. with the Delta variant. Authorities ing firm Mekong Strategic Partners Banteay Meanchey provincial in- finding by using the rapid tests, but According to Sokhom, the rapid Co Ltd (MSP). formation department director Sek we are still waiting to see the results tests were carried out at the centre CONTINUED – pAGE 3 The rollout of jabs has firmly positioned the Kingdom among the global leaders in vaccinations, MSP said, adding that around 99 per cent of adults in the capital are Facebook says fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, one of the highest helping curtail rates in the world. “Cambodia’s vaccine rollout is Covid-19 virus remarkable, dramatically outper- forming many developed and jab ‘hesitancy’ developing nations. Cambodia should complete its vaccine pro- FACEBOOK on August 18 said vac- gramme eight months ahead of cine “hesitancy” is down by 50 per plan and up to 12 months before cent in the US, with significant de- neighbouring countries. clines in other countries, and cred- “Cambodia is now one of the first its its efforts to filter out misinfor- countries in the world to be rolling mation and promote authoritative out booster shots and vaccinating information for helping the trend. children. Economic evidence is The news comes a month after a clear that high vaccination rates public spat between Facebook and improve economic outcomes as the White House after President well as health outcomes – Cambo- Joe Biden claimed Facebook was dia is on track for greater than six “killing people” by allowing vac- per cent GDP [gross domestic cine misinformation to spread. product] growth in 2022,” it said. In releasing its quarterly transpar- MSP noted that while Cambodi- ency report, Facebook said it removed ans have not had access to mRNA- some 20 million pieces of content, is- based coronavirus vaccines such suing warnings for millions more, and as those developed by Pfizer or blocked 3,000 accounts for violating Moderna, the Kingdom has pro- its policies on Covid-19 misinforma- cured jabs “that have a demon- tion, while at the same time connect- strated impact on hospitalisations ing users with “reliable sources” of and death rates”. health information. MSP managing partner Stephen The company said its machine Higgins told The Post on August 19 learning tools continue to make that the prompt vaccination roll- progress in filtering inappropriate out bears a very positive signal for content such as hate speech. a fast reopening of the economy. Facebook vice-president for in- “When you have [Covid-19] cas- tegrity Guy Rosen told reporters that es, and in particular deaths, grow- the prevalence of violating content ing exponentially as they are in – which Facebook claims is the best neighbouring countries, then you way to measure its effectiveness in need to prioritise health and have filtering – was just 0.05 per cent in fairly tight restrictions in place. the second quarter of the year. “Once you’ve got the population “Prevalence is our primary met- fully vaccinated, you have more ric … it matters because it captures choices around opening up the Lending a hand not what we took down but what Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng (left) presents his Myanmar counterpart Thet Khine Win with relief funds we missed and what was ultimately CONTINUED – pAGE 6 and medical supplies to be donated to Myanmar to assist the country in its fight against Covid-19. SPM STORY > 2 seen by people,” he said. AFP PM ORDERS PURCHASE 2021-2023 ECONOMIC OF B’BANG LONGAN RECOVERY PLAN ON FROM LOCAL GROWERS THE WAY: MINISTER NATIONAL – pAGE 2 BUSINESS – pAGE 6 2 THE PHNOM PENH POST AUGUST 20, 2021 WWW.phnompenhpost.COM National Gov’t purchases over 100 tonnes of longan in two days Long Kimmarita or commodities traders. In- stead we went directly to the PRIME Minister Hun Sen small plantations. We brought has ordered the purchase trucks to transport the fruit of longan harvested in Bat- and men to help them with tambang province from harvesting. We don’t want small farms that grow them them to spend anything on independently. transportation, either. We will But large-scale producers of continue visiting farmers dis- longans – an edible fruit similar trict by district and the local to lychee, also of the soapberry authorities there will help us family – need to find a market find the independent farmers for them by themselves. who couldn’t sell their fruits,” Primary purchasing data he said. shows that more than 100 According to Rattanak, tonnes of longans were pur- the purchase of longans can chased by the government in vary depending on negotia- just two days. tions between the buyer and Hun Sen recently ordered seller, but generally the price Hing Bun Heang, his cabi- falls between 1,800 riel and net’s deputy chief, to organise 2,500 riel per kg depending the purchase of longans from on the details. farmers who could not find a “The price is in accordance Health minister Mam Bun Heng (third left) during a handover ceremony in Myanmar on Thursday. SPM market for them due to pan- with the condition of the lon- demic-related border restric- gans and the packaging. If it is tions, saying the government properly packaged, it’s more would distribute the fruits for expensive. But if it’s not yet free to frontline workers in- packaged, the price is lower. Kingdom delivers assistance cluding medical workers and Like today, we brought trucks military personnel, and pa- to their farms and helped tients or people in the quar- them with the harvesting, so antine centres. the price was 1,800 riel per to Covid-stricken Myanmar Hun Sen said on August 18 kg,” he said. that this would save longan Yim Bunthoeun, the owner Mom Kunthear region but also in other parts of equipment (PPE), 100 auto- mar Red Cross to assist in farmers from financial ruin of a longan farm in Battam- the world,” he said. matic oxygen generators, 20 alleviating the hardships its due to matters beyond their bang province’s Kamrieng dis- INISTER of “Although Cambodia is a ventilators and 20 vital sign people are undergoing amid control. trict said he sold two tonnes Health Mam Bun small country with limited monitoring devices. the Covid-19 crisis. He said that in the future of longans to the provincial Heng on August economic capacity, there is The government has also This marks the second time a better solution would be authorities. He told The Post 19 donated relief the spirit of community par- provided about $200,000 to that the Kingdom has provid- for the agriculture and com- on August 19 that Hun Sen’s Mfunds and medical supplies to ticipation, sympathy and Myanmar directly. In addi- ed Covid-19 support to Myan- merce ministries to work with plan was a great relief to lon- Myanmar to assist the country mar. In November 2020, Cam- the Battambang and Pailin gan farmers and it would go a in its fight against Covid-19. Cambodia is a small country bodia also provided about two provincial governors to locate long way towards solving the Bun Heng said the donation million masks and medical alternative markets for the challenges they’ve faced this revealed the solid bonds be- with limited economic supplies to the country. farmers to export to. year due to Covid-19 issues tween Cambodia and Myan- capacity [but] the spirit of Last month, the govern- In addition, Hun Sen also and the resulting condition of mar, which is also grappling ment also donated $200,000 stressed that he did not use the economy. with the pandemic. solidarity is in our culture in relief funds and medical funds from the national bud- He requested that the gov- “While Cambodia is in the supplies to Vietnam.
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