A vendor wearing mask is seen in front of the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Mao Pengfei)
Cambodia decided to close all cultural and entertainment venues again to prevent the second wave of the COVID-19 infections.
A Cambodian bodyguard, who escorted and protected infected Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto during his Cambodia visit, tested positive for the COVID-19.
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Sunday decided to close all cultural and entertainment venues again across the kingdom in a bid to prevent the second wave of the 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 parlors, 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 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.
Meanwhile on Sunday, Ministry of Health (MoH) spokeswoman said in a press statement that a Cambodian bodyguard, who escorted and protected infected Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto during his Cambodia visit, tested positive for the COVID-19.
The 31-year-old bodyguard had the symptoms of itchy throat and cough, and his samples were taken for the second test by the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia on Saturday, said MoH Secretary of State and Spokeswoman Or Vandine.
Cambodia has recorded a total of 295 confirmed COVID-19 cases to date, with 288 patients cured and seven hospitalized. ■
