PHNOM PENH, Nov 9 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia yesterday decided to close all cultural and entertainment venues again, in a bid to prevent the second wave of COVID-19 infections, Health Minister, Mam Bunheng, said in a signed letter.
“With the approval of Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, we decide to shut down all KTV parlours, entertainment clubs, cinemas, and museums across the country, from the day of this signature onwards until further notice,” Bunheng said, in the letter, sent to relevant ministers and all municipal and provincial governors.
Meanwhile, Minister of Education, Youth and Sport, Hang Chuon Naron, also ordered the closure of all schools in the capital, Phnom Penh and southern Kandal province, for two weeks. “The academic institutions must continue teaching their students online,” he said.
The minister also ordered the temporary closure of the Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh, after a Cambodian coach tested positive for the COVID-19 on Saturday.
Cambodia recorded a total of 295 confirmed COVID-19 cases to date, with 288 patients cured and seven hospitalised.– NNN-AKP
