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Corruption threatens Cambodia's COVID success as cluster spreads

Outbreak linked to Chinese nationals bribing guards to leave quarantine early

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said the situation was "very bad," adding he was hopeful it could be controlled. © AP

SHAUN TURTON and KONG META, Contributing Writers
February 23, 2021 12:32 JST

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia is scrambling to control its worst COVID-19 outbreak since the pandemic began.

Detected on Saturday, the new cluster is mostly among Chinese nationals in the capital, Phnom Penh, and stood at 76 infections as of Monday. The figure, expected to rise, represents a significant chunk of the country's current total of 568 cases.

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