Virus outbreak hits Chinese community in Cambodia


Police standing 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 confirmed local cases of Covid-19 coronavirus in the area. - AFP

PHNOM PENH, Feb 21 (AFP): An outbreak of coronavirus has hit the Chinese expat community in Cambodia, the country's Premier Hun Sen said Saturday, a setback in the South-East Asian nation's otherwise successful containment efforts.

The kingdom has so far fared well in tackling the virus and life in the capital Phnom Penh has largely returned to normal.

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