Cambodia set to lockdown eight provinces on border with Thailand that recorded highest Covid cases and deaths

Eight provinces

Eight provinces on the Thai border are set to enter lockdown after Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the measures. The temporary regional shutdown comes as Thailand sees record-high coronavirus deaths and cases.

Cambodia will launch a lockdown in eight provinces on its shared border from midnight on Thursday in an attempt to prevent coronavirus cases from Thailand pouring into the country. The prime minister ordered the lockdown late on Wednesday “to prevent the community spread of the Covid-19 delta virus” in Cambodia. The eight border provinces affected are Koh Kong, Siem Reap, Pailin, Pursat, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey, and Preah Vihear.

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