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Seven Cambodian migrant workers were injured when an overpass under construction in Nokor Reach, Thailand, suddenly collapsed. CENTRAL
Thai overpass collapse injures Cambodian migrant workers
Mon, 25 January 2021
Seven Cambodian migrant workers were hospitalised for mild and serious injuries after an overpass under construction in Thailand collapsed on January 23.
The Cambodian embassy in Thailand said that of the seven workers, three were discharged from hospital on January 24, while two were cleared to leave by the evening of January 25.
Of the two still being treated, one is a woman who sustained severe injuries to her right leg. The other worker also has leg injuries, though less severe, and is expected to be discharged from the hospital in the coming days.
Six UN human rights experts have requested that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation clarify the details surrounding the arrest, detention, “intimidation, surveillance, threats and excessive use of force” against 15 Cambodian rights activists.
The centre can house up to 500 people, according to Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng.
At the inauguration ceremony, Sreng said the municipal hall had cooperated with the Ministry of Health to construct the centre because in the past quarantine accommodations had to be improvised using locations like
schools, military barracks and hotels.
“Flight passengers from abroad arriving in Cambodia via Phnom Penh International Airport have two options – they can spend their own money quarantining at a hotel or a guesthouse, or for those who have less money or want to quarantine without having to spend money, they can stay at this centre,” he said.