Cambodia Bans Entry From Five Countries, Records Two New Virus Cases

Cambodia has banned entry of foreigners from Italy, Germany, Spain, France and United States for 30 days effective March 17th, as Phnom Penh recorded two more cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday.

A Ministry of Health statement released Saturday morning banned the entry of foreigners from the five countries, the first time Cambodia has introduced entry restrictions since the viral outbreak.

However, officials have not enforced similar restrictions for other countries with high number of cases, such as Iran, South Korea, Japan or China.

In full: https://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-bans-entry-from-five-countries-records-two-new-virus-cases-/5328738.html

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