New Large-Scale COVID-19 Treatment Centre to be Built on 6ha in Prek Pnov

Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen once again ordered the Phnom Penh Governor to cooperate with the Ministry of Health to speed up work on constructing a new large-scale COVID-19 treatment centre, aiming for completion before 2023.

The order was given during the PM’s site inspection on the construction progress of the new Phnom Penh international airport on 9 December.

The treatment centre will be large scale and equipped with modern equipment and can accommodate tens of thousands of patients and hundreds of emergency beds.

At this stage, the Phnom Penh administration and the Ministry of Health are selecting locations. According to the recent site inspection, 6 hectares of land in Prek Pnov could be the choice, but no exact location has been revealed yet.

The government will return the current temporary treatment centres such as the Premier Sen Sok Convention Centre, Diamond Island Convention Centre, Piphop Thmey Centre, among others to the private sector by the end of December this year.

Meanwhile, upon the completion of the new treatment centre, patients will be transferred out from the Olympic Stadium, so that the stadium can be used for sports purposes. (Read more)

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