FOR SAFETY Health officials administer swab tests to Cambodians in Phnom Penh on Aug. 12, 2021. Most Covid patients in the country are living near the Thailand border, causing the government to consider closing boundaries with Thailand. KHMER TIMES PHOTOPHNOM PENH: According to authorities, almost 20,000 people have been detained in the last 2 weeks in Cambodia for flouting the Royal Government's curfew and restriction measures. Santepheap added that the budget from the fines totaled more than 500 million riels (506,500,000 riels) and closed five business locations. In addition, the governors of capitals and provinces throughout Cambodia have imposed a curfew at night and set red, yellow, orange and yellow areas to control the spread Covid 19.

Source: Manila Times August 14, 2021 11:37 UTC