PHNOM PENH, Oct 5 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia today reported two new imported COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the kingdom to 280, said a Health Ministry’s press statement.
One case was a 27-year-old French man, who arrived in Phnom Penh, on Sept 20, from France, with a connecting flight in Singapore.
The man was first allowed to quarantine for 14 days at his home in Northwest Siem Reap provincial town, after testing negative for the COVID-19 upon his arrival.
“However, on the 13th day of home quarantine, his samples were taken for a second test and the result showed yesterday that he turned out to be positive for the COVID-19,” the statement said.
He is undergoing treatment at the Siem Reap provincial referral hospital, where a total of 13 people have been found having direct and indirect contacts with him.
The second case was detected on a 34-year-old Indian woman, who landed in Cambodia on Sept 20 from New Delhi, the statement said, adding that, the woman turned out to be positive for the virus also yesterday, during the second test of her self-quarantine.
She is admitted to the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in the capital for treatment, while her two children and brother, who have direct contact with her, have also been sent to the hospital for quarantine.
Cambodia so far recorded a total of 280 confirmed COVID-19 cases, however, none have died and 275 have recovered.– NNN-AKP
