China News Network, Phnom Penh, March 28 (Reporter Huang Yaohui) 20,000 sets of new crown virus detection kits donated by the Ma Yun Foundation and Alibaba Foundation. On the morning of March 28, local time, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian told the Minister of Health of Cambodia. Ben Heng forwarded. Wang Dexin, Director of the Political Office of the Chinese Embassy, and other officials attended the event.
Ambassador Wang stated that China and Cambodia are a community of shared destiny and good brothers who share the same fraternity and share the sentiment of Cambodia. In order to help Cambodia strengthen its ability to detect the new crown virus, the Chinese embassy in Cambodia urgently coordinated the Ma Yun Foundation and Alibaba Foundation to donate a batch of kits to Cambodia, hoping to provide Cambodia with strong support in fighting the epidemic.
Wang Wentian said that China will continue to provide Cambodia with all its support to help Cambodia overcome the epidemic as soon as possible.
Manbenheng sincerely thanked Ambassador Wang and the Chinese embassy for coordinating the donation kit. He said that China has donated a large amount of anti-epidemic materials and dispatched a medical expert group after the outbreak in Cambodia, which greatly strengthened the confidence of Cambodia to overcome the epidemic.
Manbenheng said that Cambodia's help to the Chinese side is in mind and maintain close communication and cooperation with China in an effort to overcome the epidemic as soon as possible.
According to the Cambodian Ministry of Health's report on the 28th, a total of 102 cases were confirmed in Cambodia. At present, China has sent two medical expert teams, including the Chinese People's Liberation Army, to fight the epidemic in Cambodia. The reporter saw on the spot that along with the "Ma Yun Foundation" anti-epidemic materials, there were also anti-epidemic materials donated by Guangxi.
The picture shows the Chinese ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian (left) handing over the scene to Cambodian Minister of Health Manbenheng. Photo by Huang Yaohui
Facing the global epidemic situation, Hun Sen said that the country will enter the second stage of the national anti-epidemic. It said Cambodia could enter a state of emergency if the epidemic spreads. Cambodian Minister of Tourism Tong Kun announced that according to the proposal of Prime Minister Hun Sen, the national beer house will be temporarily closed on the 25th.
On the 25th, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and more than 400 anti-epidemic medical volunteers during a discussion warned merchants who used the epidemic to drive up the price of masks, saying that the operators would be included in the "blacklist" and they would not be able to obtain business licenses for life.
"For those pharmacies selling masks with high prices, the authorities can take strong measures to confiscate all the masks in the store directly. Pharmacies will be ordered to suspend business, and operators will not be able to open pharmacies for a lifetime," said Hun Sen.
Hun Sen reminded pharmacies and merchants to sell masks at reasonable prices, and urged the public to discover that pharmacies or stores sell "expensive" masks, and notify the authorities that law enforcement agencies will deal with them as soon as possible. (Finish)