Virus makes Cambodia’s Angkor Wat a ghost town

PHNOM PEHN: As dawn breaks, the unmistakable tapered towers of Angkor Wat emerge from the gloom — but for once there are no tourists jostling on its steps to capture Cambodia’s most famous sunrise.

Asia’s most Instagrammable sites — temples, promenades, shopping streets, museums and mausoleums — are empty, victims of a virus keeping visitors at home.