Cambodia drops COVID testing requirements for overseas visitors

FILE PHOTO: A child receives a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a health center as Cambodia begins to vaccinate children aged 3 to 5 years old, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Cindy Liu/File Photo

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia on Thursday dispensed with a requirement for visitors from overseas to take COVID-19 tests, as the country moved ahead of most neighbours by relaxing most restrictions to spur more investment and tourism, officials said.

The Southeast Asian country has vaccinated 92.31% of its population of 16 million against the coronavirus, one of the highest vaccination rates in the region, official data shows.