Cambodia bans media coverage from COVID-19 lockdown 'red zones' Toggle share menu Advertisement Cambodia bans media coverage from COVID-19 lockdown 'red zones' Soldiers have been transporting sacks of rice to people in red zones in Phnom Penh. (Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy) 04 May 2021 07:59PM Share this content Bookmark PHNOM PENH: Cambodia on Tuesday (May 4) ordered journalists to stop reporting from blockaded COVID-19 "red zones" and from chasing ambulances as the country battles against a record surge in infections. The country has seen COVID-19 cases surge since February, when an outbreak was first detected among its Chinese expatriate community. Advertisement Advertisement