Amnesty: Cambodia must allow aid deliveries to thousands in lockdown

Cambodian army members wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as people are vaccinated inside a red zone with strict lockdown measures, amidst the latest outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on May 1, 2021. - Reuters

PHNOM PENH, May 2 (dpa): Cambodia’s government must allow aid to be delivered to thousands of people in lockdown to avert a humanitarian crisis, Amnesty International has announced.

Cambodia has placed several cities under a colour-coded lockdown system as it battles a worsening Covid-19 outbreak responsible for more than 12,000 cases in 10 weeks.