Cambodia on alert as Covid-19 cases from Thailand creep up


A returning migrant worker receiving supplies from city hall officers at a quarantine centre at the Serei Sophoan town hall in Banteay Meanchey province. - Phnom Penh Post/Asian News Network

PHNOM PENH, Jan 11 (dpa): Cambodian authorities remain on alert as Covid-19 cases from Thailand continue to climb among returning migrant workers.

Cambodia's Ministry of Health on Monday reported that 27 of the country’s 392 cases were linked to the outbreak in Thailand.

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