Over 600 in contact with Hungarian FM, test negative for Covid-19

Cambodia’s Ministry of Health (MoH) announced on Thursday (Nov 5) that more than 600 people, who came into contact with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto who recently visited Cambodia, tested negative for the Covid-19.

Szijjarto, who visited Cambodia on Tuesday, reportedly tested positive for the Covid-19 on the same day after arriving in Thailand from Cambodia on his Asian tour, the MoH said in a press statement.

“As of 23:00 on Nov 4, a total of 628 people, who came into contact with him, had been tested by the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia and the results showed that all were negative for the Covid-19,” the MoH said.

In full: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2020/11/05/cambodia-over-600-in-contact-with-hungarian-fm-test-negative-for-covid-19

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