PHNOM PENH, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- A Cambodian man tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival to the country from Kuwait, the Cambodian Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement on Thursday.
The 23-year-old man landed in the capital Phnom Penh on Monday from Kuwait via a connecting flight in South Korea, the statement said.
"The result of his samples' test showed that the man was positive for COVID-19, and he is currently undergoing treatment at the National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control," it said.
The remaining 40 passengers on the same flight have been placed under a 14-day mandatory quarantine at various designated quarantine facilities in the capital, it added.
The Southeast Asian country has so far registered a total of 467 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with zero deaths and 451 recoveries, the statement said. Enditem
