Phnom Penh capital of Cambodia has been placed under a lockdown for the first time since the emergence of COVID-19 cases in the country at the end of last year.
Police keep watch on a Phnom Penh street as COVID-19 preventive measures are in place (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)– Phnom Penh capital of Cambodia has been placed under a lockdown for the firsttime since the emergence of COVID-19 cases in the country at the end of lastyear.
According to anofficial announcement of the Cambodian government, the two-week lockdown, starting from April 15, also covers the neighbouring city of Takmao. Non-essentialtravel will also be restricted.
The Cambodian Ministryof Health announced that the country recorded 178 new COVID-19 infections onApril 14, of which 149 were in Phnom Penh.
Cambodia has to datelogged 4,800 COVID-19 cases in total, including 35 deaths.
Meanwhile, thePhilippine Department of Health said the country saw additional 8,122 cases onApril 14, raising the national count to 892,880.
The death toll alsorose 162 from the previous day to 15,447.
Since the start ofCOVID-19 in January 2020, the Philippines conducted tests for over 10 millionpeople out of a population of 110 million.
Lockdown measures havebeen in place in Metro Manila and four surrounding provinces until April 30 tocurb the spread of the pandemic.
Also on April 14,Malaysia recorded 1,889 new cases and eight fatalities, bringing the tallies to365,892 and 1,353, respectively. There were 347,780 recoveries./.
The Cambodian government on April 11 issued an 8-article ordinance on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for government officials and armed force members.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Cambodia Representative Office has warned that the Southeast Asian country is now standing on the brink of a national tragedy due to COVID-19 despite efforts to control the pandemic.
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Police keep watch on a Phnom Penh street as COVID-19 preventive measures are in place (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) 
