PHNOM PENH, Sept. 13 (Xinhua): Cambodia on Sunday confirmed one new imported case of Covid-19, raising the total number of infections in the kingdom to 275, a spokeswoman said in a press statement.
The latest case was a 54-year-old British man, who arrived in Cambodia on Friday from Britain with connecting flights in the Netherlands and South Korea, Health Ministry's secretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandine said in the statement.
"The result from his samples' test showed on Saturday that he was positive for the COVID-19," she said.
"Currently, the patient is undergoing treatment at an isolation ward in the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in capital Phnom Penh."
According to Vandine, the remaining 72 passengers on the same flight have been placed under a 14-day mandatory quarantine at various quarantine centres in the capital.
The South-East Asian nation has so far recorded a total of 275 confirmed COVID-19 cases, she said, adding that none have died and 274 have recovered.
Meanwhile, mosques in cambodia reopened their doors to worshippers on Friday after a six-month closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Health Minister Mam Bunheng said in an earlier statement that the mosques are allowed to reopen every Friday for the first four weeks before going daily if the situation of COVID-19 remains under control.
He said worshippers must strictly follow the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health.
"They must wear face masks, have their body temperature checked, regularly wash hands with soap or alcohol- and gel-based sanitizers, and keep social distancing of at least 1.5 meters between each other," Bunheng said.
"Muslims should bring their own prayer mats from home, as children and ill people are not allowed to enter the mosques," he said.
Attendees are refrained from shaking hands, and they can greet each other by raising hands and saying "Salam", he added. - Xinhua
The latest case was a 54-year-old British man, who arrived in Cambodia on Friday from Britain with connecting flights in the Netherlands and South Korea, Health Ministry's secretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandine said in the statement.
"The result from his samples' test showed on Saturday that he was positive for the COVID-19," she said.
"Currently, the patient is undergoing treatment at an isolation ward in the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in capital Phnom Penh."
According to Vandine, the remaining 72 passengers on the same flight have been placed under a 14-day mandatory quarantine at various quarantine centres in the capital.
The South-East Asian nation has so far recorded a total of 275 confirmed COVID-19 cases, she said, adding that none have died and 274 have recovered.
Meanwhile, mosques in cambodia reopened their doors to worshippers on Friday after a six-month closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Health Minister Mam Bunheng said in an earlier statement that the mosques are allowed to reopen every Friday for the first four weeks before going daily if the situation of COVID-19 remains under control.
He said worshippers must strictly follow the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health.
"They must wear face masks, have their body temperature checked, regularly wash hands with soap or alcohol- and gel-based sanitizers, and keep social distancing of at least 1.5 meters between each other," Bunheng said.
"Muslims should bring their own prayer mats from home, as children and ill people are not allowed to enter the mosques," he said.
Attendees are refrained from shaking hands, and they can greet each other by raising hands and saying "Salam", he added. - Xinhua
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