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A medical worker takes a man’s sample for Covid-19 testing at a border gate in Battambang province’s Phnom Proek district. Battambang Provincial Administration
Almost 1,000 Covid cases at Thai border in 10-day period
Mon, 12 July 2021
Nearly 1,000 migrant workers and truck drivers tested positive for Covid-19 out of a total of around 10,000 tested between July 1-11 in the Thailand-bordering provinces of Battambang and Oddar Meanchey, according to provincial authorities.
In Battambang, deputy provincial governor Soeum Bunrith told The Post that during a testing campaign there were 24 Cambodian migrant workers returning from Thailand out of 330 who tested positive.
The other 4,577 people tested were drivers and cargo handlers who were transporting goods from Thailand to Cambodia and vice versa, 40 of whom tested positive for Covid-19.
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