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.