January 27, 2020
Coronavirus (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

First Coronavirus Case in Cambodia Confirmed

UPDATED 8:41 p.m. — The 60-year-old man flew from Wuhan city to Cambodia on January 23 and developed a fever and runny nose on Saturday, ministry spokesman Ly Sovann told VOD in a message.

Chinese health officials check people for symptoms of novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China, on January 25, 2020. (Supplied by Cambodian students in Wuhan)

Cambodian Students in China Raise Coronavirus Fears

Cambodian university students say they’re worried about contracting a new respiratory virus while studying in China where about 2,000 cases of the illness have been reported and more than 50 people have died.