Phnom Penh (FN), Mar. 5 – The Ministry of Health told CEO of Fresh News Lim Chea Vutha on Thursday that the Ministry of Health has received clear information from the Japanese side that the Japanese man is indeed positive with Covid-19 when he arrived in Japan.

Minister Mam Bun Heng said: “The Ministry of Health informs the public that after receiving this clear information of a Japanese man infected with Covid-19; the ministry and Siem Reap authority are working on this case with transparency and accuracy in accordance with the procedures of the World Health Organisation.”

The minister continued that “relevant officials are investigating to find those who had close contacts with the Japanese man for health examination and put in quarantine.”

The ministry said the Japanese man is an international businessman, not traveling as a tourist. He has recently been to Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Japan and that no sources have confirmed when or where he was infected with Covid-19.
=FRESH NEWS