New Delhi, June 12: India has asked Cambodia to withdraw the temporary ban on import of buffalo meat and other meat products from India immediately, making it clear that the move is harmful for business sentiments, especially when both .
The race to sequence genomes as COVID surges Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
In early April, Prof. Neelika Malavige shut down her laboratory in Sri Lanka for 10 days to celebrate Sinhala and Tamil New Year. Malavige, an immunologist at the Sri Jayewardenepura University in Colombo, runs the only lab in the nation that sequences SARS-CoV-2 genomes. But case counts had dipped, hotspots had started to receive vaccines, and her team badly needed the break.
Prof. Neelika Malavige
When the researchers returned to work, however, what they found was dizzying. Of the 78 samples that they sequenced from people with COVID-19 in late April, 66 contained the highly transmissible UK B.1.1.7 variant. Since April 17, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka which hit 2,672 on May 9 has been breaking records almost every day. Hospitals are filling up and Malavige is bracing for a looming wave of deaths. “The situation in Sri Lanka is looking very grim,” she says.
Cambodia confirms first cases of UK variant of Covid-19
Prime Minister Hun Sen urges tough controls at borders to ensure safety protocols are followed
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Cambodians wearing face masks to protect against Covid-19 offer incense sticks at a temple to mark the start of the lunar new year in Ta Khmao, Kandal province, on Feb. 12. (Photo: AFP)
Cambodia s Health Ministry has confirmed its first UK variant of the Covid-19 virus among arrivals at Phnom Penh International Airport as Prime Minister Hun Sen called for stricter measures at air, land and sea ports.
The ministry said the UK variant was found in a 28-year-old Indian man and a 23-year-old Indian woman returning from India on Feb. 3.
Cambodia suspends sending laborers to Thailand after COVID-19 outbreak bignewsnetwork.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bignewsnetwork.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
2020-12-22 10:05:25 GMT2020-12-22 18:05:25(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) Cambodia suspended sending laborers to neighboring Thailand on Monday after the latter has reported a surge in COVID-19 infections in its Samut Sakhon province, some 300 km away from the border.
In a statement issued to private recruitment agencies and relevant officials, Cambodia s Labor Minister Ith Samheng said, Sending MoU-based and seasonal laborers to Thailand must be temporarily suspended from now on until further notice.
He also urged the recruitment companies to work closely with Thai employers or employers association and authorities to provide help to Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand when necessary.