15 Nov 2022

PM returns negative Covid-19 test after being in contact with infected Cambodian PM

3:56 pm on 15 November 2022
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (R) attends the East Asia Summit Gala dinner in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 12, 2022. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attending the East Asia Summit Gala dinner in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 12, 2022. Photo: AFP

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has tested negative for Covid-19 after taking a precautionary rapid antigen test because her Cambodian counterpart has come down with the virus.

Ardern has had several personal meetings with Hun Sen in recent days at the East Asia summit in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh.

A spokesperson said she ws feeling well but would monitor for symptoms while continuing as normal with her trip.

Ardern is engaged in a round of events involving a New Zealand business mission in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi.

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