COVID-19: Cambodia reopens schools and museums as neighbouring countries lock down
05 January, 2021
Cambodia has started reopening schools and museums since it relaxes a six-week lockdown following a coronavirus outbreak late last year, marking a good contrast with some neighbouring countries that are actually facing new restrictions because of rising COVID-19 cases.
The Southeast Asian country of just simply over 16 million people, among the least influenced by the novel coronavirus with simply 382 infections no deaths since the start of the pandemic, saw a rare cluster of cases in November.
On Monday (Jan 4), students wearing masks prearranged for heat range checks and hand washing before being permitted to enter the Sovannaphumi primary school in the administrative centre Phnom Penh.
While individual schools have started reopening this week, students at public schools are because of return next week.
At the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a former Khmer Rouge torture centre and prison in the administrative centre, personnel and "tuk tuk" motorcyle taxi drivers awaited the arrival of visitors.
"I am worried that people will get infected, but I see that we Cambodians are following a instructions set by the federal government on wearing masks, washing hands with alcohol or soap and social distancing," said Theun Ngor, a 43 year-old tuk-tuk driver.
In November, Cambodia devote a place of selection of restrictions after a uncommon outbreak of community transmission linked to a 56-year-old woman who had travelled to the country’s two major cities since Nov 20.
As Cambodia loosens curbs, authorities in neighbouring Thailand warned on Monday that the united states could deal with a strict lockdown as infection quantities climbed and spurring it to declare 28 provinces high-risk zones.
While welcoming the chance of more organization, a coffee vendor nearby the Tuol Sleng museum was concerned after hearing that some people Cambodians working in Thailand have been infected.
"I am thus worried that they could pass on it below again," said Ngeth Sokuntheary, 27, as she prepared iced coffee.
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