After taking such drastic measures as banning the movement of people across the country across provinces, Cambodia is looking forward to bringing the epidemic under control and ending it as soon as possible. However, the number of confirmed cases of hundreds of people in one day still brought people back to reality!
Especially the outbreak of cluster infections in Phnom Penh’s Uyasi market and garment factory has affected people’s hearts. Some netizens shouted “The king is coming!”
The daily number of confirmed cases in Cambodia has exceeded 100 many times. Why is this time particularly attracting attention?
The main reason is that the place where the infection broke out is densely populated and highly mobile, making it extremely difficult to fully investigate.
A total of Wuyasi has been diagnosed Over 100 people
As of noon on April 8, a total of 113 people have been diagnosed in Wuyasi Market, most of whom are market vendors, security guards, and their relatives. As one of the three major markets in Phnom Penh, Uyasi Market is the wholesale place for a large number of small commodities in Phnom Penh. Because the products in the market are affordable, it has won the favor of the public, and the market has a huge flow of people on weekdays.
Everyone who has visited Uyasi Market knows that the aisles in the market are very narrow and usually only two people can pass by. Many vendors usually only have one small stall, and the distance between each stall is not far. On weekdays, everyone helps each other to introduce business, which is also a good story. However, under the epidemic, such a high-density environment provides a breeding ground for the spread of the virus. In just a few days, the number of confirmed cases related to the Uyasi Market exceeded 100.
To this day, market vendors are still being tested, and those who have visited the market do not know how to count them. A few days ago, a courier company salesman who lives in Uyasi Market was also diagnosed with the new crown virus.
At present, the Wuyasi Market has been temporarily closed for comprehensive disinfection, and the closure period will last for 2 weeks.
Many factories have been diagnosed
In addition to the market, many garment factories in Phnom Penh have also been diagnosed As of the afternoon of April 8, a total of 54 people had been diagnosed in a garment factory in Mianzhi District. It is reported that the garment factory employs 2,562 people, and the mayor of Phnom Penh said that all employees in the factory will be tested.
The garment industry has always been a pillar industry in Cambodia, providing a large number of jobs for Cambodia. The garment industry is also a labor-intensive industry. Once someone is infected, it can cause Clusters of infections are also expected.
According to a manager at a garment factory, although the factory requires workers to wear masks, workers are still not very conscious. In addition, workers usually commute to and from get off work together, eat together, and some workers live in similar rental locations. The close interactions greatly increase the risk of cluster infections.
There are more than 100 rental houses near the above-mentioned confirmed garment factory, most of which are workers of the factory. Currently, these workers are required to undergo nucleic acid tests. The factory has is closed.
In addition, a garment factory in Toul Kork District has also been diagnosed. A 26-year-old Cambodian male worker was diagnosed, and his wife, who was also in the garment factory, was diagnosed He and his brother, who works at the Uyasi market, were quarantined. In addition, all 53 rental houses on the street where the worker lived were temporarily blocked. More than 100 workers were affected, and these workers who were suspended from work and quarantined would face a 50% salary cut.
For workers who live in densely packed areas, once someone is diagnosed, a large group of people will be affected. If workers are also moved around, the speed at which the epidemic will spread will be exponential. Multiple growth. Fortunately, these affected workers are currently being quarantined and tested.
In the face of the menacing epidemic, perhaps vaccination is the last good medicine. On April 7 alone, the Cambodian Ministry of Labor has vaccinated nearly 4,000 workers in Phnom Penh with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. It is reported that the Ministry of Labor has prepared 200,000 doses of vaccine to vaccinate workers, and it is expected to be able to vaccinate approximately 70,000 workers.
The epidemic in Cambodia is still severe today, and many voices have questioned Cambodia’s epidemic prevention work. In fact, Cambodia has taken the epidemic very seriously.� Although there is no strict “city lockdown” like Wuhan in China, it has also restricted the cross-provincial movement of people across the country. Compared with Thailand, which has been relaxing anti-epidemic policies in order to resume tourism, Cambodia is still quite cautious about the new coronavirus. The current large-scale vaccination push is an example of this.
We must acknowledge the objective differences in national conditions of each country. We must not only see Cambodia’s shortcomings in epidemic prevention work, but also its efforts in epidemic prevention work. .
In this battle without gunpowder, the most critical thing is people. Without everyone’s cooperation, no matter how many epidemic prevention measures are in place, I hope everyone can Be aware of the seriousness of the epidemic, restrain yourself, and advise others. </p
