Cambodians donate US$30mil for Covid-19 vaccine purchase: PM


A military police officer hands out free face masks to people, amid concerns over a spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus at a park in Phnom Penh on Nov 12, 2020. - AFP

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Tuesday that the government has raised more than US$30 million from local donors, just a day after he announced to purchase and provide free Covid-19 vaccines to the people.

"The spirit of solidarity and the culture of sharing among our Cambodian people in the fight against Covid-19 are tremendous," he wrote on his official Facebook page.

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