Cambodia govt says there will be no major closures despite new Covid-19 cluster

Students at Bakheng primary school in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changvar district last month. - The Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Feb 22 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Despite the detection of an outbreak of community transmission of Covid-19 in central Phnom Penh on Feb 20, the government has yet to announce school closures or a ban on traditional gatherings, though mandatory preventive health measures remain in place.

Prime Minister Hun Sen addressed the nation stating that the Ministry of Health had detected 32 confirmed cases of Covid-19 within a 10-hour period after some visa applicants had tested positive.