US media: With China's friendly help, Cambodia's epidemic prevention work has achieved great results

Infographic: Cambodian people are vaccinated against China

Overseas network on October 30, the United States National Public Radio said in a program broadcast on the 27th that Cambodia, with the friendly help of China, has achieved great results in the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic and has become one of the countries with the highest vaccination rate in the world.

The show's host, Noel King, began the show by saying, "Less than 3% of people in low-income countries have been vaccinated against COVID-19, with Cambodia being an exception. It has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world and leads developed countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom. Noel King spoke to foreign correspondent Michael Sullivan about this.

Sullivan said that in the past decade, the relationship between China and Cambodia has become increasingly close. During the global spread of the new crown epidemic, "China exported new crown vaccines, and Cambodia became one of the first countries to receive vaccines".

Sullivan also quoted Virak, head of the Future Forum, a think tank based in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, as saying: "Cambodia has been praised for putting The Chinese vaccine fully into use because it has allowed Cambodia to obtain an adequate vaccine supply in the first place and far ahead of other rich countries." Benjamin Zavaci, senior analyst at the Asia Foundation in Bangkok, also stressed that Cambodia's absolute superiority in vaccines is impressive. He said frankly: "Cambodia-China friendly relations have brought tangible benefits to Cambodia. ”

Sullivan also said there are other reasons for Cambodia's rapid restart of the economy. Jessica Manning, an infectious disease scientist at the National Institutes of Health of Cambodia, said cambodia's health care system in the fight against malaria and other diseases has also helped fight the covid-19 pandemic, allowing medical resources to be covered layer by layer to remote areas.

In response, Vilak said that the COVID-19 vaccine has effectively prevented severe symptoms of COVID-19 deaths, which has helped Cambodia restart its economy and open up to overseas travelers faster and safer than neighboring countries, "at this point, both Cambodia and China are commendable." (Overseas Network/Wang Shanning, Wang Xiaoyu, Internship Editor/Yan Zhigang)