Siem Reap police seized nearly five dozen dogs destined to be slaughtered for meat on Saturday, as part of the city’s ban on selling canines for consumption.
The Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 40 new cases of Covid-19, a new high for Cambodia.
Updated 10:15 a.m. — Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered all schools in Phnom Penh and Kandal province to close down for at least two weeks as the Health Ministry announced 25 more Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, including two who are not in hospital because they either could not be found or refused treatment, and three carrying the more contagious U.K. variant.
Updated 11:50 a.m. — The Health Ministry on Monday reported 35 new cases of Covid-19, including 31 cases connected to the “February 20th” cluster, bringing total active cases to 93, the highest the country has seen so far.
The Health Ministry on Sunday announced 17 new cases of Covid-19 as well as three recoveries, with 15 of the new cases part of the “February 20” cluster linked to a Phnom Penh nightclub and four Chinese women who left quarantine.
Unesco expressed concern over the impact of NagaCorp’s resort project just south of the Angkor Archaeological Park area in Siem Reap province.
A senior Health Ministry official said on Wednesday that Phnom Penh hospitals were currently at capacity for handling Covid-19 patients, and new patients would be sent to Kandal and Kampong Speu provinces while the ministry prepares more space for them.
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