Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday reacted strongly to a Vietnamese state-run media report stating Vietnam will insist on medical declaration for travelers from Cambodia over COVID-19. The VNA on Friday posted its article on its website titled “Medical declarations implemented for travellers from EU and Cambodia”.

 

The report said Vietnam’s Health Ministry has requested provincial or municipal People’s Committees to get medical declarations on COVID-19 for visitors who travelled through the European Union or Cambodia as of midnight Saturday. It said health officials will insist on medical declarations at border gates with Cambodia.

 

“Provinces and cities should arrange English and Khmer interpreters to work at the border gates to support and screen medical declaration forms,” it said. Speaking at an inauguration of the National Road 55 in Pursat province yesterday, Mr Hun Sen demanded the VNA take down false news on COVID-19 about Cambodia.

 

read more https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700026/hun-sen-reacts-to-vietnamese-media-report-on-coronavirus

Vietnam is being prudent, and has legitimate concerns. Vietnam deserves  some praise for taking the necessary steps to  control the spread of the  disease. Hun Sen should get his  house in order.

According to Khmer friends of mine, the MoH Facebook page (in Khmer) is now reporting both confirmed and suspect cases in Phnom Penh.

 

Hardly a surprise.

 

Just hope I can still return to Thailand on 4 April as planned....

planing a trip to Ankor and than onto Vietnam.  good to know