Phnom Penh, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) – With China's timely and regular vaccine supply during the past months, Cambodia has reached herd immunity earlier than planned and has recently reopened all sectors in the kingdom.

Cambodia has so far administered at least one dose of vaccines to 14 million people, or 88 percent of its 16-million population.

"Cambodia has become one of the most fully COVID-19 vaccinated countries in the region and around the world, that has achieved a solid herd immunity," Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen said at the capital's airport while receiving a new batch of 2 million doses of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.

"Cambodia's success in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign is inseparable from China's vaccine supply," he added.

The Southeast Asian nation has so far received a total of 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from three sources through bilateral procurement, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s COVAX Facility, and donations. Of them, over 90 percent were bought from or donated by China.

Hun Sen said Chinese jabs have protected public health and saved the lives of the Cambodian people, as well as helped restore Cambodia's economy in the new normal.

"China is a true ironclad friend who always provides timely support to Cambodia in difficult times without any strings attached," he said.

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