China’s Xi commits 20 million Covid-19 jabs to Cambodia, says PM Hun Sen's spokesman; another 117 cases confirmed on Saturday (March 19)

Prime Minister Hun Sen shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2019. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, March 19 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Chinese President Xi Jinping has committed another 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Cambodia, five million of which are expected to arrive late this month.

Xi made the pledge on March 18 during a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen, according to Kao Kim Hourn, a minister delegate attached to the prime minister.