Cambodia suffers third COVID-19 community outbreak
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodian authorities detected
32 new COVID-19 cases in Phnom Penh on February 20, mostly in Koh Pich island
area and some apartment buildings near the Olympic stadium.
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen confirmed the
information in a live TV programme the same day.
This is the third wave of COVID-19 outbreak in the Southeast
Asian nation.
Initial information showed that the outbreak relates to some
people escaping the quarantine site at Sokha hotel to live in a number of
apartment buildings.
PM Hun Sen underlined the need to strictly implement
preventive measures, but no plan to close schools and public places in Phnom
Penh has been issued.
The Cambodian Government leader stressed the need for
authorities, accommodation and service facilities as well as shops to
conduct pandemic preventive solutions to avoid the spreading of the virus.
As of early morning of February 20, a number of apartment
buildings in Phnom Penh, especially Koh Pich island, N8 Vlub bar and nearby
restaurants had been locked down./.