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- Borey, 29, healthcare worker, fully vaccinated to fourth dose
- Experienced stress from being highly exposed to COVID 19 through work and fear of
bringing it home to family
- Cautious about meeting new people and experienced the need for increased protection
and hygienic practices
- Faced lockdown restrictions that prohibited crossing districts to get to work even if he has
official paperwork
- Tries to reduce contact with people but is also aware that it might and could come off as
discriminating at times
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- Virak, 37, silk weaver, fully vaccinated to third dose
- Experienced heavy feeling for not being able to send her daughter with disability to
hospital
- Changing poverty status from ID Poor 2 to ID Poor 1 (defined by local authorities as poor
family to receive government support)
- Some rich people violate Covid-19 measure and local policy implementers skipped some
protocol for some earning.
- Reporting that some people think that there is no such thing as Covid-19
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- Panha, 57, Former Muslim Tour Guide
- In the tourism industry, he felt like people were deceived by the Covid development.
- He reported having a shower before prayer as a part of religious belief and hygiene
- He donated 20$ to a random Facebook user who experienced financial hardship
- He needed to sell a few lands to solve the financial crisis
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- Phalla, 29, Khmer, Freelance translator, researching freelancer
- Added more jobs and responsibilities since previous interview, moved back to C city
- Scholarship for higher education delayed for two years
- Grateful for opportunity to work from home and still earn a living despite Covid-19
regulations and lockdown
- Compared Covid-19 to war which is led by healthcare workers
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• Panha, Cambodian Muslim Tour Guide, currently living in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Acknowledged that tourism sector in Cambodia has fallen to its lowest point
• Acknowledged discrimination against Cambodian Muslims returning from a religious ceremony in Malaysia
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● Borey, 28, Phnom Penh, Khmer
● Starting his doctor career in the midst of pandemic
● Everyone in his family still had to go to work as normal
● Acknowledged some discrimination against Chinese (tourists) and returned migrant workers
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• Virak, 36 years old, a weaver, a mother of four children, a mother of a sick daughter, currently living in Koh Dach, Cambodia
• Acknowledged that her weaving products could not be sold in Phnom Penh market.
• Agreed with imposition from the government in responding to Covid-19 situation.
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● Sochea, 73, Phnom Penh, Khmer
● Thought that 14-day quarantine is quite acceptable
● Felt stressed having to stay home
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- Sophea, 21, Khmer
- University student
- Resident of Siem Reap but goes to university in Phnom Penh
- Experiences difficulties with online learning due to unreliable access to internet in her area
- Family suffers from financial distress due to brother’s cut work
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- Sony, 32, Khmer
- Former guide and NGO Founder
- Breaking some control rules of Covid19
- Family member taking loan
- Positive experience from Covid19 such as reading more books and parents supporting their children's education better at his NGO
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• Leakena, 27, from Kandal Province, currently living in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• A person with physical disabilities which is calcium deficiency in bones and polio, working in an organization for independent living of people with disabilities
• Received some material supports from NGOs and university students
• Acknowledged discrimination against Cambodian returned students and migrant workers
• Acknowledged that people with disabilities especially people with severe disabilities who need to sit on the wheelchair are the most vulnerable group who can be very susceptible to the Covid-19 disease.
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- Phalla, 28, Khmer
- Used to work for local NGOs with emphasis on agriculture
- Applied and got accepted to continue Master’s degree in Australia but haven’t been
able to go due to Covid-19
- Broke some COVID-19 control rules
- Experienced emotional distress from uncertainty caused by Covid-19
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● Pisey, 23, Khmer
● A graduate of law
● Infected by coronavirus and had to get treated at government facility
● Experienced difficulties with treatment such as loss of taste and sleep irregularities
● Think people should not be too scared of COVID-19 because it is fairly easy to treat
● Treatment lasted 11 days followed by a 2 week quarantine
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• Sothy, 34, civil servant, currently living in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Compared Covid-19 to H1N1 and SARS which he believed were way less serious than Covid-19
• Voluntarily contributed to governmental vaccination purchase through fund donation
• Mentions that returning Cambodian migrant workers needed to be quarantined