Corruption threatens Cambodia's COVID success as cluster spreads

Outbreak linked to Chinese nationals bribing guards to leave quarantine early

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.

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