Coronavirus Pandemic
Three Cambodian returnees tested positive for the COVID-19 after having been in quarantine facilities for two weeks since their arrivals in the country.
The Ministry of Health said in a statement on Wednesday. The trio, upon their arrivals, tested negative for the virus and had been placed under a 14-day mandatory quarantine at quarantine centers in Phnom Penh, it added.
“On the 13th day of quarantine, their samples were taken for the second test and the results on Tuesday showed that they turned out to be positive for the COVID-19,“ the statement said.
“Currently, the patients are undergoing treatment at the Chak Angre Health Center in southern Phnom Penh.”
According to the statement, no locally transmitted cases were detected on Tuesday after the samples of 2,917 people were diagnosed.
The Southeast Asian nation has so far recorded a total of 329 confirmed COVID-19 cases, it said, adding that none have died and 304 have recovered. (Yonhap/NAN)
– Dec. 2, 2020 @ 10:25 GMT |
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