Cambodia Ministry of Health: Mu variant’s arrival to country may be inevitable

A medical worker visits a Covid-19 patient receiving treatment at home in Daun Penh district on Tuesday. (Sept 14, 2021). - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Sept 15 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Ministry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine expressed concerns that the Mu variant of Covid-19 could be imported to Cambodia in the same manner that the Alpha and Delta variants were previously.

Speaking to reporters during a ceremony to wrap up the vaccination campaign in Svay Rieng province, Vandine said Mu has not been detected yet in Cambodia, but it has already reached around 40 countries worldwide.