A health worker disinfects a kindergarten. Schools used as quarantine centres will be handed back to the education ministry. Facebook
The Ministry of Health has begun killing bacteria in schools used as quarantine centres before handing them back to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport to reopen on September 1.
Koh Kong provincial Department of Health director Tov Moeng told The Post on Tuesday that two schools were used as quarantine centres there, including Koh Kong High School in Koh Kong town and Hun Sen Cham Yeam High School in Bak Khlang commune, Mondul Seima district.
The schools, he said, have already been sprayed with disinfectant. “I have already disinfected the schools following health ministry advice and handed them back,” he said.
Most of the people quarantined were workers from Thailand and some from Malaysia. The total number was 310. Two were infected by Covid-19 in March and April, Moeng said.
Meanwhile, Koh Kong has selected a new quarantine centre located in a provincial hall that is no longer in use. Only one person is being quarantined there – a traveller from Thailand.
Ministry of Health secretary of state Yok Sambath could not be reached for comment. Education Ministry spokesman Ros Soveacha said it will provide more information about the reopening of schools soon.
“The ministry calls for school administrators to continue preparing to reopen schools during Covid-19,” he said.
Phnom Penh Municipal Education Department director Hem Sinareth said Phnom Penh has selected Bak Touk High School as the school to open before others.
Sinareth said the fate of four schools in Phnom Penh being used as quarantine centres will be decided after a meeting Wednesday.
“Regarding these four schools, I will have a meeting with the Minister of Education tomorrow (August 26) to discuss the matter,” he said. Sinath said he will have an answer on Thursday.
Cambodia has reported no new Covid-19 cases in 11 days. The total number of cases recorded in the Kingdom is 273, with 263 recovered. The remaining 10 patients are being treated at the Chak Angre Krom Health Centre.
Ministry of Health spokesperson Or Vandine said on Tuesday that the remaining 10 patients are in good health.
She still called on people to practice Covid-19 prevention measures like washing hands, wearing masks and maintaining a safe distance, despite the development of vaccines in some countries.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang promised on August 24 to give priority to countries along the Mekong River to get a vaccine from his country when it is ready.
Chinese health officials confirmed last weekend that China had started using Covid-19 vaccines on its frontline health officials since July 22.
