CoronavirusCambodia sticks by China as it shuts out West over coronavirus
Hun Sen lets Chinese soldiers in for drills but bans travelers from US and Europe
A Cambodian official hands out face masks to visitors crossing from Thailand in late January. Now the government is banning foreigners traveling from the U.S., four European nations and Iran.
SHAUN TURTON, Contributing writer
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia will on Tuesday close its borders to foreign nationals traveling from five Western nations and Iran, after recording its 12th case of COVID-19, but at the same time it has proceeded with military drills involving hundreds of Chinese soldiers.