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Leaf Khmer Times On February 27, it was reported that a day earlier, the Cambodian health agency discovered 44 additional cases of Covid-19. Among them, 31 cases were Chinese citizens. These cases are related to an outbreak discovered on February 20 in Cambodia, which is believed to have originated in a group of Chinese communities.
Bribery case
The above development is said to be the cause of local residents blaming the Chinese community in Cambodia. Specifically, leaves Hoan Cau Times newspaper, attached to the sheet People’s diary – the spokesman of the Communist Party of China, on February 26, citing some sources, that the Cambodian people discriminated and even expelled Chinese citizens in some public areas.
Related to the previous incident, specialist The diplomat On February 27, it was reported that a video clip from a security camera showed four Chinese nationals bribing security personnel in charge of quarantine procedures at a luxury hotel in Phnom Penh, then escaping from the remote area.
In it, security camera data showed that a girl, among the four citizens mentioned above, with a security guard left the room, and then used the emergency exit to leave the hotel – where isolation was being done. After escaping from the quarantine area, at least the 2 people mentioned went to the disco and joined the parties.
After being arrested again, 2 out of 4 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and it is believed to be the cause of the disease outbreak again in Cambodia, which is having results in preventing epidemics.
After the video clip went viral in Cambodia, locals were extremely outraged and started sparking a wave of discrimination against Chinese citizens in Cambodia.
Before the February 20 outbreak, Cambodia had found the Covid-19 epidemic to be effective |
Is he the western “director” or the favorite of the Chinese?
On the previous developments, the article of February 26 of the sheet Hoan Cau Times newspaper claiming it is a “product” of the West that incites Cambodians to lash out at the Chinese.
The newspaper said that there are in fact three separate infection clusters related to the current Covid-19 outbreak in Cambodia, not just two Chinese nationals escaping quarantine. And 3 groups of infection occurred at different times, but “coincidence” was reported on the same day.
The newspaper also cited information from Cambodia-based Chinese companies claiming to comply with anti-epidemic procedures and made many contributions to the host government’s anti-epidemic efforts.
Hoan Cau Times newspaper He claimed that China-Cambodia relations are very strong and will break down the “distorting” allegations surrounding the above cases. Just past. Cambodia announced 1 million doses of China’s Covid-19 preventive vaccine.
However, according to the specialist The diplomat The Cambodian people were always “watching closely” Chinese citizens amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Usually in August 2020, 6 Chinese nationals who arrived in Cambodia tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, but after consulting the Chinese diplomatic mission, the following test result was negative. The incident caused much controversy in Cambodia.
In October 2020, a video showing the status of an airport bus helped some people from abroad escape quarantine at Phnom Penh airport. The incident prompted local residents to question whether the Chinese could “circumvent quarantine” by entering Cambodia.
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