Cambodia's Omicron cases rise to 94 after 9 new infections detected: PM


The Ministry of Health on Jan 5 reported nine new Covid-19 cases, all of which were imported and confirmed to be the Omicron variant. - PPP

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): The confirmed cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Cambodia have risen to 94 after nine new infections were detected, Prime Minister Hun Sen said here on Wednesday (Jan 5).

"Nine new Omicron cases were confirmed by the Pasteur Institute in Cambodia (on Tuesday evening), and all of them were found on passengers entering Cambodia by air," he said during a cash award ceremony for female athlete Ouk Sreymom, who had recently won a gold medal at the World Petanque Championships 2021 in Spain.

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