Cambodia COVID cases plummet after PM orders reduced testing

Hun Sen tells officials there's no need to rapid test people without symptoms

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks via video to the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 25. © Reuters

SHAUN TURTON, Contributing Writer

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's official daily COVID-19 case numbers tumbled 76% in one day after Prime Minister Hun Sen told officials to stop administering rapid tests to people who don't show symptoms.

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