Cambodia bans visitors from five countries in bid to curb Covid-19


Students leaving a primary school as the government announced the closure of education institutions over the outbreak of the Covid-19 in Phnom Penh on Saturday (March 14). Cambodia on Saturday also announced restrictions on visitors from five countries for a month due to the virus outbreak. - AFP

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia on Saturday (March 14) announced restrictions on visitors from five countries for a month in a bid to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) disease.

"The Ministry of Health decided to temporarily ban foreigners from Italy, Germany, Spain, France and the United States from entering Cambodia for 30 days," Health Minister Mam Bunheng said in a statement.

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