Another 19 former staff of NagaWorld integrated resort, who have been protesting after being laid off due to Covid-19, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Among the 78 protesters who were swabbed on February 18 in a second round of Covid-19 tests, 19 came back positive as of 5pm, the Phnom Penh municipal Department of Health said in a notice.

The department instructed anyone who may have had contact with the 19 protesters undergo quarantine for seven days and strictly follow the relevant health measures, and called on demonstrators who have not taken the Covid-19 test to do so on February 19.