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COVID-19 forces Cambodia to close schools, Philippines to expand restriction scale

The Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports on March 21 issued a notice announcing the temporary suspension of public and private educational institutions at all levels, theatres, cinemas and museums throughout the country in order to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 into a larger community.
COVID-19 forces Cambodia to close schools, Philippines to expand restriction scale ảnh 1Delivering free face masks to residents in Phnom Penh (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports onMarch 21 issued a notice announcing the temporary suspension of publicand private educational institutions at all levels, theatres, cinemas andmuseums throughout the country in order to prevent the transmission of COVID-19into a larger community.

On the evening of March 20, Siem Reap province’s authoritiestemporarily suspended traffic in and out of Kork Chak commune, Siem Reap city,after one person was found infected with COVID-19.

The moves were made in the context the pandemic iscontinuing to develop complicatedly in the country.

As of March 21 morning, it had recorded 1,690 infections, ofwhom 950 had been given the all-clear.

COVID-19 forces Cambodia to close schools, Philippines to expand restriction scale ảnh 2Disinfecting streets in Manila (Photo: xinhua/VNA)
The same day, the Philippines banned cross-border traveland all mass gatherings in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces of Bulacan,Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal, as the country sees a COVID-19 surge especially inthe capital region.

The announcement came after the country reported 7,757 newCOVID-19 cases on March 21 – the third straight day that new reported casesshot up above 7,000. The country has so far confirmed over 663,000 COVID-19infections./.
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