Name: Sao Sovannara

ID:10272
Professor: Tong Dara

Assignment chapter 2
How do you describe the outbreak of COVID-19 in your country, then explain the measure
of your government in fighting against it? Please also predict your government further
measure to protect and prevent people from this pandemic.

COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a disease caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2

and was discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. It is very contagious and has quickly
spread around the world. By September 2021, almost two years after COVID-19 was first
identified, there had been more than 200 million confirmed cases and over 4.6 million lives
lost to the disease. Here, we take an in-depth look at the history of COVID-19 from the first
recorded case to the current efforts to curb the spread of the disease with worldwide
vaccination programs.
In Cambodia the first case was a 60 years old man who live is Sihanouk vile on 27
January [Link] that more case has been found almost everyday . The pandemic has had
a severe impact on the economy, notably the tourism and garment sectors, with projections
of a lasting increase in poverty, [Link] government has mounted an impressive response
to the pandemic. Its COVID-19 Master Plan includes strengthening the health system,
providing support for workers and enterprises, and allocating cash transfers to poor and
vulnerable households. The government’s response was initially costed at $815.7 million
(3.1% of gross domestic product [GDP]) and this was subsequently increased to $1.36 billion
(5.1% of GDP). Well-targeted health measures prevented a major outbreak of COVID-19
during 2020 but the pandemic has had a large social and economic impact. Cambodia’s
traditional sectors of tourism, and garments, textiles, and footwear (GTF) have been hit
hard. Construction activity has slowed and more than 119,000 migrant Cambodian workers
have returned from Thailand since March 2020. The informal economy has also suffered.
From an expected growth rate for 2020 of 6.8% before COVID-19, the economy is now
projected to have contracted by 1.9%–4.5% in 2020. The CARES program’s design and
monitoring framework (DMF) is aligned with the government’s COVID-19 Master Plan and
includes 11 performance indicators. The updates presented in this report show that the
government is broadly on track to achieve the targets for the program’s output indicators.
COVID-19 testing and treatment capacity has increased dramatically from 600 tests per day
in March 2020 to 4,000 per day by the end of 2020. Testing policies take full account of
high-risk groups such as migrant workers. An ambitious cash transfer program has been
rolled out successfully, using innovative mobile payments. It has reached approximately 90%
of intended recipients in the Identification of Poor Households Programme (IDPoor). A
package of economic support measures, including wage cost sharing, tax deferment and
credit availability have been implemented to maintain labor market stability and support
economic recovery. Food prices have remained stable.
Despite the good progress to date, the scale of the pandemic and the continued threat of
outbreaks mean that further efforts are needed. Maintaining health security and rolling out
vaccines are key public policy objectives for 2021. The risk of rising poverty is also a concern.
Development partner surveys show that household incomes fell by 30%–60% during the
second and third quarters of 2020. Households have responded by reducing food and non-
food consumption, selling assets, and borrowing money, but these strategies cannot be
sustained indefinitely. Additional support may be needed during 2021 to prevent a large
increase in poverty and deprivation. New measures may also be needed to safeguard the
economic recovery. Business surveys have identified significant reductions in firms’ turnover
and profits during 2020. The impacts vary by sector and firm size, with some evidence that
micro and small enterprises have been disproportionately impacted. In order to prevent the
spread of COVID-19, including the Delta variant, the Government of Cambodia will
implement new measures from 11:59 PM on July 29, 2021 through August 12, 2021,
including the lockdown of provinces bordering Thailand (Koh Kong, Pursat, Battambang, Pai
Lin, Banteay Meanchey, Odor Meanchey, Preah Vihear, and Siem Reap), the closure of the
Thai-Cambodian border, and a nightly curfew in Phnom Penh and other urban areas from
9:00 PM to 3:00 AM. Cambodian government appears to be moving as quickly as it can to
mitigate the spread of the disease through its vaccination program and 3 does 3
don’t( measurewear a mask, wash hands regularly, maintain distance of at least 1.5 meters,
avoid confined and enclosed spaces, avoid crowded spaces, and avoid touching each other);
to prevent and prepare for a successful ) in mid 2021, with the support of the World Health
Organization (WHO), the Royal Government of Cambodia, particularly its Ministry of Health,
initiated efforts to reflect on the strategy to curb new surges. Until now a day more than
80%of 10million people have completely 4dos of vaccinations of covid 19.
In the future measure of government to protect and prevent the people from this
covid 19 pandemic are: Control sporadic cases and clusters and prevent community
transmission by rapidly finding and isolating all cases, providing them with appropriate care,
and tracing, quarantining, and supporting all contacts. Suppress community transmission
through context-appropriate infection prevention and control measures, population level
physical distancing measures, and appropriate and proportionate restrictions on non-
essential domestic and international travel. Reduce mortality by providing appropriate
clinical care for those affected by COVID-19, ensuring the continuity of essential health and
social services, and protecting frontline workers and vulnerable populations. Develop safe
and effective vaccines and therapeutics that can be delivered at scale and that are
accessible based on need. Governments must lead and coordinate the response across party
lines to enable and empower all individuals and communities to own the response through
communication, education, engagement, capacity building and support.