South China Morning Post published this video item, entitled “Cambodia closes private schools and museums after first locally transmitted Covid-19 cases” – below is their description.
The Cambodian government has ordered a two-week closure of all private schools, museums and the capital’s Phnom Penh Hotel following a cluster of cases related to a woman was confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus on November 28, 2020. Officials said the 56-year-old was linked to 17 of the country’s first locally transmitted Covid-19 cases. While the many other countries have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic with over 60 million cases confirmed in the world, Cambodia is considered to be one of the least-impacted countries by the disease, with 326 cases confirmed as of December 1.
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In This Story: Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 square miles) in area, bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest.
The sovereign state of Cambodia has a population of over 15 million. Buddhism is enshrined in the constitution as the official state religion, and is practised by more than 97% of the population. Cambodia’s minority groups include Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams and 30 hill tribes.
The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh. The kingdom is an elective constitutional monarchy with a monarch chosen by the Royal Council of the Throne as head of state. The head of government is the Prime Minister.
Cambodia gained independence from France in 1953. The United Nations designates Cambodia as a least developed country.