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Cambodia PM orders home treatment for COVID-19 patients as hospitals strain


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PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered health officials on Tuesday to prepare to treat coronavirus patients at home, as the country’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak so far tests the capacity of its fragile healthcare system.

 

Cambodia had one of the world’s smallest coronavirus caseloads until six weeks ago, but an outbreak in late February has led to its first 22 COVID-19 deaths and a five-fold jump in cases to 2,824.

 

A total of 1,003 patients are currently being treated in hospital that are near capacity, Hun Sen said in an audio message shared widely on Tuesday and reported by local media.

 

read more https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cambodia-health-coronavirus/cambodia-pm-orders-home-treatment-for-covid-19-patients-as-hospitals-strain-idUSKBN2BT123

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An influx of 1003 extra patients being treated for covid brings the country's hospitals to hear capacity. No wonder certain people go overseas for check ups and treatment. One wonders what would happen if there were a large natural, or not so natural disaster.

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