According to Global Health Security Index's report in 2019, Cambodia ranked 89th out of 195 countries in preparedness for infectious disease outbreak. Contact tracing, quarantining, screening of arrivals and public messaging related to hygiene, social distancing and mask wearing have been central to the containment strategy.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and Institut Pasteur du Cambodge. The public health response is led by the Ministry of Health with support from the U.S. Banteay Meanchey has the second-highest number of infections, whereas Kandal has second-highest number of deaths. As of July 2021, Phnom Penh has been the most affected province with the majority of infections and deaths. Although a number of imported cases and transmission to direct contacts were confirmed throughout 2020, no community transmission was detected until 29 November 2020. The first imported case in Cambodia was detected in Sihanoukville on 27 January 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2).
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