Phnom Penh (FN), Dec. 9 – Cambodian Ministry of Health and World Health Organization (WHO) in Cambodia issued a joint press release on COVID19 Omicron update on Thursday.

“With the emergence of a new COVID19 variant named Omicron, the world is cautious of another wave of COVID19 transmission. The first known laboratory-confirmed case of Omicron was identified from a specimen collected on 9 November 2021 in South Africa, which the variant (B.1.1.529) first reported to WHO on 24 November. As of 7 December 2021, the Omicron variant has been confirmed in 57 countries.”

“MoH officials with the support of WHO are working to address this challenge and to see what impact this variant will have on existing COVID19 tools and measures,” according to the joint press release.

"To slow the introduction of Omicron, risk-based measures at the international border are being implemented, but Omicron's arrival can happen at any time. Individuals, families, and communities must be vigilant, and must be prepared to prevent COVID19 transmission regardless of variant, while we are learning our new normal by strictly implementing the 3 dos and 3 don'ts and by being fully vaccinated when our turn comes," said Mam Bunheng, health minister and chair of Inter-ministerial Committee to Combat COVID19.

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