JAKARTA - Cambodia announced the first death from COVID-19 in the country. This was stated by the local Ministry of Health.

It also stated that the 50-year-old Cambodian man died on Thursday morning at the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in the capital Phnom Penh after being exposed to the coronavirus on February 27.

"This is the first death from COVID-19 in Cambodia," he said, quoted from Antara, Thursday, March 11.

The Southeast Asian country is experiencing its third COVID-19 community outbreak since February 20, with at least 652 people having contracted COVID-19.

To prevent the spread of the virus, the kingdom closed all schools, sports facilities, museums, cinemas and other entertainment venues in cities and provinces that reported cases of COVID-19.

Since the start of the January 2020 pandemic until now, Cambodia has registered a total of 1,163 cases, one victim died and 597 cases recovered, according to the relevant ministry.


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