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Museums across Kingdom closed

Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts spokesman Long Bunna Sireyvath said on Thursday that 10 major museums have been instructed to close temporarily in line with the government’s efforts to reduce areas with large concentrations of people to contain Covid-19. ...

Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/museums-across-kingdom-closed

Vietnam shutters borders with Cambodia as pandemic spreads

The Vietnamese government on Sunday locked down its borders with the Kingdom and imposed a month-long entry ban for any foreign traveler – except accredited diplomats – as the country adopts  measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. ...

Sun Mesa
http://khmertimeskh.com/50703292/vietnam-shutters-borders-with-cambodia-as-pandemic-spreads/

Royal Palace to temporarily hold off visitors

The Royal Palace Ministry yesterday announced the temporary closure of one of the Kingdom’s most iconic buildings amid fears of new Coronavirus infections. ...

Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50703245/royal-palace-to-temporarily-hold-off-visitors/

Migrant workers in Thailand told not to leave amid global COVID-19 fears

The Cambodian Embassy in Thailand has asked its migrant workers and students in the country not to leave for home during the upcoming Khmer New Year as COVID-19 fears mount. ...

Sun Mesa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50702752/migrant-workers-in-thailand-told-not-to-leave-amid-global-covid-19-fears/

COVID-19: China medical supplies for Cambodia arrive

China has provided medical supplies to Cambodia in an effort to support the Kingdom in preventing and containing the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.​ ​ ...

Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50703027/covid-19-china-medical-supplies-for-cambodia-arrive/

Religious gatherings banned after COVID-19 infection surges

Prime Minister Hun Sen today announced a ban on all religious gatherings as COVID-19 infection surges in the Kingdom. The ban came after 11 Cambodian who had recently returned from a religious congregation in Malaysia tested positive for COVID-19. ...

Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50702722/pm-bans-all-religious-gatherings-in-wake-of-covid-19-pandemic/

Four Cambodian river cruise vessels denied docking in Vietnam

Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered his officials to intervene in helping four Cambodian river cruise vessels which are stuck at Vietnam’s water border as its authorities denied their docking due to fear of a COVID-19 outbreak. ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/702304/four-cambodian-river-cruise-vessels-denied-docking-in-vietnam/

PM restricts citizens from travelling to COVID-19 worst-hit countries

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday restricted citizens from travelling to the United States, Iran and parts of Europe over COVID-19 fears. “Citizens must not travel to Europe, the US and Iran unless going abroad is​ mandatory,” he said. ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50702467/pm-restricts-citizens-from-travelling-to-covid-19-worst-hit-countries/

COVID-19 cases double to 24

The Health Ministry has detected 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Phnom Penh and five other provinces, bringing the Kingdom’s total to 24. ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50702670/covid-19-cases-double-to-24/

Cambodia’s COVID-19 cases rises to 12

Four new cases of COVID-19 was reported late yesterday, bringing the total number of victims to double digits since the virus outbreak started in late December in Wuhan, China. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50702156/cambodias-covid-19-cases-rises-to-12/

Cambodia bans all citizens of country from travelling to EU, US, and Iran in move to curb COVID-19 spread

After imposing a ban on arrivals of citizens from US, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Iran Saturday, Prime Minister Hun Sen has issued an order late yesterday,  urging Cambodians to refrain from travelling to Europe, the United States, and Iran to avoid Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Khmer Time Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50702181/cambodia-bans-all-citizens-of-country-from-travelling-to-eu-us-and-iran-in-move-to-curb-covid-19-spread/

Cambodia among 40 using HKU quick COVID-19 testing technology

Cambodia is among one of the 40 countries who have resorted to using a quick testing technology for the novel coronavirus developed by the University of Hong Kong to help contain the worldwide spread of the epidemic. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50701257/cambodia-among-40-using-hku-quick-covid-19-testing-technology/

Mass disinfectant spraying against COVID-19 planned in Siem Reap

Siem Reap authority has planned a mass spraying of disinfectant at key locations including schools in the provincial city as part of its COVID-19 containment effort. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700946/mass-disinfectant-spraying-against-covid-19-planned-in-siem-reap

Latest cases up Kingdom’s COVID-19 number to five

The Kingdom has detected a total of five COVID-19 cases after a British couple aboard Viking Cruise Journey tested positive for virus. ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50701268/latest-cases-up-kingdoms-covid-19-number-to-five

Ministry urges journalists to respect patient privacy

The Health Ministry yesterday urged journalists not to name or show pictures of COVID-19 patients because it violates their right to privacy. ...

Sun Mesa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700792/ministry-urges-journalists-to-respect-patient-privacy

Third COVID-19 detected on British national

The Health Ministry yesterday announced the Kingdom’s third COVID-19 case detected in Cambodia. Minister Mam Bun Heng during a press conference last night said a 65-year-old British woman is now under quarantine at the Kampong Cham Provincial Referral Hospital. ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700374/third-covid-19-detected-on-british-national

Kingdom ready for Covid-19

The Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation in Cambodia (WHO) and Institute Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) on Monday held a joint press conference to reiterate that they are fully prepared for all eventualities in facing the global outbreak of COVID-19. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-ready-covid-19

Information Ministry asks police to take measures against fake news spreaders

Information Ministry yesterday asked national police to take measures against several Facebook accounts which have allegedly accused the Kingdom of contracting COVID-19.​ ...

Khuon Narim
http://khmertimeskh.com/50696894/information-ministry-asks-police-to-take-measures-against-fake-news-spreaders

Vietnam border alert

Authorities in bordering provinces with Vietnam have reportedly increased the number of inspections of poultry imports to prevent a bird flu outbreak in the Kingdom. ...

Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50696041/vietnam-border-alert

CNM: Malaria cases decrease by half, dengue fever triples

A 49 percent decrease has been recorded last year for the number of malaria cases in the Kingdom compared to the same period in 2018, the National Centre for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control revealed.​ ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50695524/cnm-malaria-cases-decrease-by-half-dengue-fever-triples

Chickens from Vietnam banned

Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon to take action to prevent the spread of bird flu (H5N1) from Vietnam into the Kingdom as an outbreak of the disease plagues southern Vietnam. ...

Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chickens-vietnam-banned

MS Westerdam’s remaining passengers and crew complete testing for COVID-19

The MS Westerdam remains alongside in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, where officials from the Cambodian Health Ministry were on board Monday to complete testing for COVID-19 on the 255 guests and 747 crew that are awaiting clearance. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50692237/ms-westerdams-remaining-passengers-and-crew-complete-testing-for-covid-19

Mekong nations and China to discuss COVID-19 response this week

The Mekong nations and China will focus on the COVID-19 issue during the 5th Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Laos this week.​ ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50691804/mekong-nations-and-china-to-discuss-covid-19-response-this-week

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