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Cambodian News (Siem Reap): A 70 year old Hungarian man who was suspected of having Covid-19, was found in a house in Krus village, Sangkat Svay Donkom, Siem Reap. After that, the Hungarian man was sent get quarantine in the Siem Reap hospital, waiting for the test result.
On September 26, 2020, the Ministry of Health has confirmed the case of Covid-19 on a Hungarian man in Siem Reap who ran away from where he was staying in Phnom Penh. He took a taxi to Siem Reap. There is an investigation on-going into tracing the man's contacts. He is being held in quarantine.

And where did he get it from?

execute him.

What kind of penalty would one get for doing this?? Jail time or a. Fine?

Astonishingly reckless. If there is going to be a wave of infections here, this is exactly how it will begin. Actions like this deserve time in jail, regardless of whether they spread it or not.

And if they do happen to spread it and people die, it's tantamount to manslaughter.

Would be awful if there's an outbreak here. Even now the global trend in cases is still upward. We might be able to travel with restrictions now, but I get the feeling we won't be seeing travel freedom (like we used to have) before the end of next year at the earliest now.

UPDATE
The Hungarian man arrived in the country on September 13. His first test upon arrival was negative for Covid-19, but a retest on Friday was suspected positive. The Pasteur Institute is expected to confirm his result on Saturday.
[ It was later confirmed that the second test was positive.]
Authorities warn of a risk of community transmission.

Original story has us hanging him but test negative before travel, negative on arrival should be free to go quarantine at home, why were they hunting for him,or was he supposed to stay because someone on his flight tested positive.

Doc67 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:31 am And where did he get it from?

Heard on Khmer news he flew in with his Khmer wife from France.

Not sure on the accuracy of the news, but that is what I heard.

So, he did everything correctly right up until after his second test, and when that returned back as positive they sent out the 'snatch squad' to get him. And he was out, probably like 95% of all arrivees after 2 negative tests (airport and pre travel) and a third and final test.

I bet he had a very nasty surprise when they caught up with him.

It still doesn't explain how or where he got it. After two negative tests, suddenly a third turns up positive? That's the story here. It points to him contracting it here as much as on the plane here. He could of caught it at the testing centre while waiting to get the 3rd test! Or the test, which is very sensitive, threw up a false positive. His wife has just tested negative too.

I would not be calling for a public execution just yet.