Hun Sen of Cambodia Cuts G20 Trip Short After Testing Positive for Coronavirus

The prime minister has met with more than a dozen world leaders in recent days, including President Biden, who tested negative on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia said on Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and that his delegation would cut short its trip to Bali for the Group of 20 summit.

Mr. Hun Sen met with more than a dozen world leaders in the past three days, including President Biden, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. All of them had flown to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, for the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which started Saturday.

The White House told reporters on Tuesday that Mr. Biden had tested negative that morning and was not considered a close contact, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In full: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/14/world/asia/hun-sen-cambodia-covid.html

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