PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has cancelled its "Festival of the Dead" — an annual holiday where the Buddhist faithful pay respects to deceased relatives — after a coronavirus outbreak among monks in the capital.

Worshipers around the country visit pagodas during the two-week Pchum Ben festival to offer prayers and food to the spirits of their ancestors.

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