Phnom Penh: The Ministry of Health issued the daily press release on February 9, 2021, confirming the discovery of two cases of COVID-19, while one patient was released from the hospital.
1. A 19-year-old Cambodian woman from Sangkat Choam Chao, Khan Por Senchey, Phnom Penh, traveling from the United States via South Korea to Cambodia on February 7, 2021. She is currently being treated at Chak Angre Health Center in Phnom Penh.
2. A 26-year-old Chinese woman staying at a hotel in Phnom Penh, who traveled from China via South Korea to Cambodia on February 7, 2021. She is currently being treated at the National Center for Tuberculosis and Hepatitis C in Phnom Penh.
They were both on the same flight. The 90 passengers who were also on the flight are being monitored for 14 days at hotels in Phnom Penh and the US Embassy.
A 24-year-old Indonesian man living in Sihanoukville who left Indonesia via Singapore to Cambodia on January 12, 2021, was released from hospital after two negative test results.
As of February 9, 2021, Cambodia has discovered a total of 476 cases, of which 457 have been treated with 19 patients in hospitals.
