PLA sends materials to help Cambodian military battle Covid-19

Cambodian soldiers carry aid including medical equipment from China, to be used to combat the spread of the coronavirus, at Phnom Penh International Airport. China's Ministry of Defence provided on April 25 medical equipment to Cambodian Ministry of Defence to support the fight against the Covid-19. - AFP

BEIJING: At the request of the Cambodian military and with the approval of the Central Military Commission, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has sent urgently needed Covid-19 (coronavirus) disease prevention and control materials, including nucleic acid testing kits and protective gowns, to the Cambodian military by air force planes.

Cambodia has so far recorded a total of 122 confirmed cases of the COVID-19, with 110 patients cured, according to its Ministry of Health. But there has no reports of cases for the last 16 days as of Monday (April 27) morning.

Meanwhile, it was also announced that Cambodia’s exports to Thailand skyrocketed in the first three months of this year, although the two countries have faced strict movement of cross-border trade because of the deadly virus pandemic.

From January to March this year, Cambodia’s total exports to the neighbouring country were valued at US$612 million, a 115% increase compared with the same period a year before.

This is according from the official data provided by Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce on Monday. - Xinhua/Asian News Network