Hun Sen said he would go to Wuhan, the coronary heart disease due to corona virus without permission from the Chinese government.

Speaking at a meeting of Cambodian workers in South Korea on January 3, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said he was "not afraid to go to Wuhan, where the onset of acute pneumonia caused by the new strain of corona virus (nCoV)" has occurred. from December 2019, to show solidarity with the Chinese people ".

The statement came after a number of comments challenged him to Wuhan to visit Cambodian students studying and living here.

"Hun Sen dared to fight, dared to save the nation. Hun Sen dared to risk his life to end the war. So why didn't Hun Sen dare to go to Wuhan to visit Cambodian students? You don't know what Hun Sen can do it, so don't challenge me, "the Cambodian Prime Minister told expatriates in South Korea.

He affirmed he would not evacuate Cambodian diplomats and citizens in China, insisting that "Cambodia must agree to suffer with China".

Last week, the Cambodian government announced it would not cancel flights to and from China to China, saying the move could lead to "death" of the Cambodian economy. Speaking on Cambodian state television, Hun Sen affirmed that the government and Cambodian people would stand side by side with the Chinese government in the fight against nCoV pneumonia.

Analyst Em Sovannara commented on The Post that he disapproved of Hun Sen's decision not to evacuate Cambodians from Wuhan. "I think not evacuating Cambodian citizens from Wuhan will create additional burdens on the Chinese government. Because the Cambodians there are not technicians who can help Chinese people in this pandemic. I am. "I don't support the Prime Minister's decision because our citizens in Wuhan don't have the means to protect themselves," Sovannara said.

Epidemic pneumonia caused by nCoV started in Wuhan city from December 2019, spreading to 31 provinces in China and 25 countries and territories in the world. The number of people killed by the coronary pneumonia outbreak today increased to 426, mainly in China, and the number of infected people also increased to 20,622. Cambodia has detected a case of nCoV infection, a 41-year-old Chinese man from the Wuhan epidemic.

Many countries, including the United States, Britain, France, Australia, Japan and South Korea, have evacuated citizens from Wuhan, restricting entry with Chinese guests or people who have recently been to mainland China. Dozens of countries' airlines have also stopped flying to the country due to fears of spreading the disease. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) today argues that there is no need to restrict "unnecessary" tourism or international trade to prevent pneumonia.