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Cambodia’s ‘Bridge into Europe’ Tests Positive for COVID-19

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Cambodia’s ‘Bridge into Europe’ Tests Positive for COVID-19

Prime Minister Hun Sen, among hundreds of others, is in quarantine after meeting with Hungary’s foreign minister.

Cambodia’s ‘Bridge into Europe’ Tests Positive for COVID-19

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, seen in this file photo from 2017, tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after leaving Cambodia.

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, his wife and at least 18 bodyguards are in quarantine after meeting with the Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus shortly after leaving the country.

A health ministry official said 628 people were confirmed as negative following tests in response to his visit, but Hun Sen said he and others would enter quarantine as a precautionary measure.

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