Cambodian capital to end blanket Covid-19 lockdown despite surge

PHNOM PENH, May 4 (Reuters): Cambodia registered a record 841 new coronavirus cases on Monday but Prime Minister Hun Sen (pic) ordered the end to a blanket lockdown in the capital Phnom Penh and said there would be only be lockdowns in areas where infections have surged.

The South-East Asian nation has recorded one of the world's smallest Covid-19 caseloads, but infections have climbed from about 500 in late February to 15,361 now, with a total 106 deaths.