PHNOM PENH, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Tuesday imposed restrictions on travelers from India to avert the spread of a more infectious COVID-19 variant, B1617, the country's Health Minister Mam Bunheng said.
The ban will take effect from Thursday, he said in a statement.
"The Ministry of Health decides to ban all Indians and foreign travelers who have been in India or have traveled through India from entering Cambodia for a while until further notice," Bunheng said.
He added that foreign travelers who have a history of visiting India within the last three weeks will also be barred from entering Cambodia.
Cambodia has been suffering from the third wave of COVID-19 community outbreak since Feb. 20.
The Southeast Asian nation registered 508 new cases on Tuesday, pushing the national case total to 11,063, with 82 fatalities recorded so far, the Ministry of Health said, adding that currently, there are 7,270 active cases in the country. Enditem
