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Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Cambodian Government has formed a COVID-19 Health Insurance Coalition charged with covering treatment costs for all foreign travellers who enter Cambodia amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Khmer Times. Under-Secretary of State at the Finance Ministry Ros Seilava said that the Inter-Ministerial Commission for Combating COVID-19 has put forward health measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and that foreign tourists are required to have health insurance which covers the disease. Therefore, the Finance Ministry has collaborated with the Insurance Association of Cambodia, which comprises of eight insurance companies and the Cambodia Reinsurance company, to form an insurance consortium. Insurers will provide COVID-19 health insurance for any client who tested positive for COVID-19 and they will be treated at a hospital designated by the Ministry of Health until fully recovered, Seilava said. The insurance company will be responsible for … [Read more...] about Cambodia sets up COVID-19 Health Insurance Coalition

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The warning was made during an online meeting on August 27 with central and provincial hospitals in Vietnam. According to Long, the outbreak in Hai Duong, Quang Nam provinces and Danang City have basically been brought under control. However, experts also warned that Vietnam will continue to see more community cases and another outbreak may occur if the public is not cautious enough. Moreover, the authorities also have to deal with imported cases. "We have to be strict and play for the long-term or else the virus will spread more quickly than our response. We must be fast in detecting new cases, new outbreaks and tracing contacts to ensure rapid quarantining," he said. "Our jobs will be difficult since we are trying to restore the economy at the same time. We just have to work harder." He asked localities authorities to carry out preventative and control tasks following eight instructions. The first is to strictly follow all orders for virus prevention. The Ministry of Health has … [Read more...] about Acting health minister warns about rapid virus spread in winter-spring

Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long made the request on August 27, after a young man, while waiting for the second test results, left a concentrated quarantine camp in Hai Duong for Ha Noi and was later confirmed to have carried the virus. “Even those who have finished the 14-day quarantine period at concentrated facilities have to self-isolate at home for another 14 days to ensure they are safe from the virus,” Long told a meeting of permanent members of the Cabinet. … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Quarantined people must be tested twice, says Health Minister