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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has been quarantined, and the country has closed schools, bars and cinemas in the capital Phnom Penh and a nearby province following an outbreak related to a visit by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó . , according to Mediafax.
Peter Szijjártó paid a brief visit to Cambodia on November 3 as part of a planned business tour of the region, then tested positive for Covid-19 when he arrived in Thailand that same day. All of his meetings were canceled and he flew home the next day in a private jet.
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Since then, the trip has been linked to at least four coronavirus cases in Cambodia, where at least 1,000 people related to the visit were tested, including Hun Sen and his wife. Four ministers were also quarantined after meeting with Szijjártó.
The country has largely avoided the coronavirus pandemic by imposing strict measures when entering the country. Cambodia has only 301 infections and no deaths.
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Authorities appear to be taking no chances, closing schools in the capital Phnom Penh and Kandal province for two weeks after the Education Ministry said it could not collect enough information on students who had direct or indirect contact with Szijjártó.
Schools across the country reopened just last week, after closing in March.
Thai authorities have also confirmed that a Hungarian diplomat traveling in the same car as the minister tested positive. Another 16 people who came into contact with him gave negative results. The country reported 3,847 infections and 600 deaths.
Hungary has reported an increase in the number of cases since September, with more than 4,000 infections daily.
In photos of the meeting between Szijjártó and Hun Sen and other politicians, none of the participants appear to be wearing masks. At the time, Szijjártó described his country as a “bridge to Europe” for Cambodia, The Guardian reports.
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