Cambodia has lifted a ban on entry of visitors from Iran, Italy, Germany, Spain, France and the US that had been put in place to curb the spread of the COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on May 20.
Thailand will allow residents in the Cambodian province of Oddar Meanchay, who need medical attention, to cross the border and seek emergency treatment in the country.
Phnom Penh governor Khuong Sreng has warned that any restaurants which do not follow medical guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 would be temporarily closed until they comply with regulations.
General Secretary of the Cambodian National Assembly Leng Peng Long on May 20 expressed his gratitude for 30,000 face masks the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) granted to its Cambodian counterpart and the Cambodian Senate.
The authorities of Gia Lai province held a ceremony at the martyrs cemetery of Duc Co border district on May 18 to rebury the remains of 16 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia.
Cambodia will lift a ban on the exports of fish, white rice and paddy rice to ensure local food security during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent government’s statement released.
The Cambodian Ministry of Commerce and relevant agencies have reviewed a study on rice export cost in a bid to enhance the competitiveness of the country’s rice export.
Cambodia’s National Committee for Combating COVID-19 on May 12 discussed easing restrictions and reopening businesses in priority sectors in a bid to boost the national economy.
Representatives from the Embassy of Vietnam and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Cambodia on May 13 presented 4,000 antimicrobial face masks for the country’s detention centres.
The Cambodian government has allowed companies to resume exporting rice from next week, after banning it for more than a month to ensure the country's food security during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Cambodian Ministry of Health on May 11 continued warning people to postpones large gathering events, including weddings, to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, although the country has reported no new cases for days.
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia has warned that social media users who broadcast images, audio and video clips with content of a sexual nature, that is inflammatory or racist and harms culture and national traditions are forbidden and will be punished.
The Philippines’ GDP shrunk 0.2 percent in the first three months of 2020, recording the first contraction since the fourth quarter of 1998, announced the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on May 7.
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