Pasteur Institute of Cambodia (ICC) has announced that it is fully committed to working with the Ministry of Health in the fight against Covid-19.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Dr Laurence Baril, IPC director, said it maintained BLS-3 biofilms while managing all diagnostics in line with WHO guidelines. He will implement, validate and ensure a full conscience to identify and respond to Covid-19.





He said the I.I. Sy. Xi is working closely with the Cambodian Center for Disease Control to ensure that all nose and throat samples it receives are accurate and up-to-date.

"All samples have been tested to the highest standards and any suspected cases have been tested several times to ensure its validity," they said.

At the request of the Ministry of Health, Baril said the ICC had recently tested 1,580 passengers from the MS Westerdam cruise ship and all were found to have a negative effect on Covid-19.

Another 36 samples from the Dream World cruise ship and 41 Cambodian students studying in China were also tested, all of which were found to be infected.

As of February 25, the CDC / IPC Alert System in Cambodia has received 55 alerts (61 samples) of eight suspected cases and close contact (11 samples), all negative tests.





Also, Dutch American Airlines Inc., a monitoring company of MS Westerdam, which was docked in Sihanoukville on February 12, said Wednesday that all passengers and employees had arrived home. The company thanked all the stakeholders for allowing this to happen.

“Mr. Hollande, American Express, would like to express our profound thanks to Prime Minister Hun Sen, the Cambodian Ministry of Health, and all the Cambodian people who have worked so hard to get our guests back home and to give us a crack. Cleaning for our crew. "




Credit By : Phnom Penh Post