Cambodia PM orders casinos shut down as coronavirus cases climb

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday (March 30) ordered all casinos to close to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Cambodia reported four new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, bringing its tally to 107, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

The new cases included a 30-year-old man who had worked in a casino and karaoke club in the north-western province of Banteay Meanchey, near the border with Thailand, the ministry said.

In full: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/cambodia-pm-orders-casinos-shut-down-as-coronavirus-cases-climb

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