Cambodia suspends entry-exit travel through Cambodian-Vietnamese border

A woman walks outside the Royal Palace which has being closed for visitors as precaution against the coronavirus outbreak in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 19 March 2020 (Photo: Reuters/Cindy Liu). Sketched by the Pan Pacific Agency.

PHNOM PENH, Jul 14, 2021, Khmer Times. The Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to temporarily suspend entry and exit through the Cambodian-Vietnamese border of skilled workers, technicians, employees of Vietnamese companies for one month from July 18, 2021, Khmer Times reported.

The news was confirmed in a letter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent to the Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam.

There are a number of exceptions, including patients seeking medical treatment in Vietnam, diplomats, civil servants on a mission at the invitation of the two countries’ authorities, and students who have completed the course or Cases with special permission from the Royal Government.

Employees and skilled workers of Vietnamese companies who have already entered Cambodia are not allowed to return to Vietnam during the suspension of entry and exit

As of July 13, 2021, Vietnam had a total of more than 34,500 cases of COVID-19 infection nationwide, of which there are 130 deaths and 9,553 cases were cured.

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