Phnom Penh Administration Dismisses Food Shortage Concerns in Red Zones
07 May 2021
VOA Khmer
Entries are blocked to the red zone areas in Boeung Salang commune, Toul Kork district in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 23, 202. (Kann Vicheika/VOA Khmer)
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh City Hall will continue to use a three-color zone system to control the spread of COVID-19 in the capital and officials have lashed out at critics who say the measures, especially in red zones, have resulted in food shortages.
The municipal administration officials lifted lockdown measures that were announced on April 15 and will keep in place the designation of red, orange, and yellow zones in the city. The new zones released on Wednesday have resulted in a reduction of red zones with City Hall saying it wanted more targeted restriction to bring down the case count.