Cambodia: Govt announces heftier fines will be doled out for quarantine violators


Cambodian migrant workers under quarantine in Battambang province last month. - The Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Feb 21 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The government has issued a revision to sub-decree No 129 regarding pandemic control policies at border checkpoints.

The revision increases the fines for those who escape from quarantine and those who help plan or assist with escapes. The revised sub-decree increases the fine for the violator to between one million and 50 million riel (around $250 and $12,300).

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