COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
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COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Cambodia |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Sihanoukville |
Arrival date | 27 January 2020 (1 year, 3 months and 5 days) |
Confirmed cases | 122 14,156 tests conducted (as of 12 May) |
Active cases | 1 |
Severe cases | 1 |
Recovered | 121 |
Deaths | 0 |
Territories | 12 provinces and Phnom Penh |
Government website | |
Communicable Disease Control Department |
The first case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed in Cambodia on 27 January 2020.[1]
According to Global Health Security Index's report in 2019, Cambodia ranked 89th out of 195 countries in preparedness for infectious disease outbreak.[2]
On 27 January, the first case had been confirmed in Sihanoukville on a 60-year-old Chinese man who arrived in 23 January from Wuhan, Hubei with his family.[3][4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Cambodia confirms first case of coronavirus: Health minister". CNA.asia. 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Global Health Security Index, 2019 Source
- ↑ 谭欣雨. "Cambodia confirms first case of novel coronavirus: health minister – Chinadaily.com.cn". China Daily. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus confirmed in Cambodia". Khmer Times-US. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.