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A woman sells vegetable on a pavement in Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey district. Hean Rangsey
The pandemic so far – Taking stock of economic losses, starting with the garment sector
Fri, 7 May 2021
The latest wave is sweeping through the Kingdom’s society and key economic sectors, thwarting growth just as it was on recovery mode
"We are still evaluating [economic losses],” was the brief yet grim answer Meas Soksensan, Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) spokesman offered as anxiety gripped key economic sectors in the latest wave of Covid-19 infections.
As of May 6, 114 people had died while positive coronavirus cases have surged to 17,621, more than 30-fold from the cases registered on February 20, when the first community transmitted case was detected this year.