Battambang (FN), Mar. 14 – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said that Cambodia considered banning entries on Iranians, as the Iran took poor measurement on combating covid-19, speaking at the opening ceremony of River Festival in Battambang on Saturday.

"We are considering to ban the entries of Iranians, as the Iran has not taken strict measures regarding Covid-19 outbreak in the country. According to Cambodian internal regualtion, Iranians can be suspended from entering Cambodia for 30 days to ensure safety in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap,” said Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Cambodia has confirmed seven cases of Covid-19, including:

1. a 60-year-old Chinese man tested positive on 27 January when he flew from Wuhan to Sihanoukville. However, he recovered and returned home.

2. a 38-year-old Cambodian man in Siem Reap on 7 March, believed to be transmitted from the Japanese businessman. He is being hospitalised in Siem Reap hospital.

3. a 65-year-old British woman, a passenger on Viking Cruise Journey, was tested positive on 10 March 2020 in Kompong Cham province. The woman was infected with the virus from a Vietnamese woman who flew by plane together from London to Hanoi on 2 March. On 5 March, the 65-year-old flew from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh before taking the cruise from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh and then to Kompong Cham.

4. a 73-year-old British man on Viking Cruise Journey tested positive on 11 March in Kompong Cham.

5. a 69-year old British woman on Viking Cruise Journey tested positive on 11 March in Kompong Cham.

6. a 49-year-old Canadian man tested positive on 13 March in Phnom Penh.

7. a 33-year old Belgian man tested positive on 13 March in Phnom Penh.
=FRESH NEWS