Cambodia: Covid-19 rapid testing underway in country after Pchum Ben festival as cases continue to rise on Monday (Oct 11)

A govt staff undergoes a swab test for Covid-19 in his office in Phnom Penh. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Oct 11 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): With the Oct 5-7 Pchum Ben public holiday finished, all public and private institutions have begun testing staff and officials for Covid-19 in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training to prevent large-scale transmission of Covid-19.

Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra told The Post that he supported the guidelines and said the ministry had always tested its officials for Covid-19 on Wednesday of each week.