Area lockdowns as Covid outbreak hits Cambodian capital


Police stand guard as they lock down a bridge to Koh Pich (Diamond Island), as motorists wait behind a barrier, in Phnom Penh on February 20, 2021, after authorities found 32 local cases of Covid-19 coronavirus. - AFP

PHNOM PENH, Feb 20 (dpa): Cambodia has locked down parts of its capital Phnom Penh amid a Covid-19 outbreak.

In an address on Saturday morning, Prime Minister Hun Sen said at least 32 cases of coronavirus had been detected in the previous 10 hours.

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