Centre for Peacekeeping Forces spokeswoman Kosal Malida said the three Cambodian soldiers who contracted Covid-19 while on a UN mission to the Republic of Mali are recovering.

Other Cambodian UN troops are having their health monitored and there are no new cases of infections, she said.

She told The Post on Sunday that of all UN troops in Mali, 30 had contracted the virus including three Cambodians – two men and a woman.

The UN is monitoring their health in the mission area of Kidal, Mali. They are recovering after receiving medical attention.

“The conditions of the three are better. Their temperatures improved from 38C to 37C. One is better than the others. Another one still coughs a little, but they are better than before.”

The Facebook page of Unit 231, which destroys unexploded bombs in Mali, responded to a request for comment from The Post and said their condition had almost returned to normal. However, they deferred all other questions to the spokeswoman.

“[We] thank the Cambodian people for always paying attention to the peacekeeping forces who are on UN missions,” the Facebook manager wrote.

Malida said Cambodian peacekeeping forces have fulfilled their mission in Mali and have been assigned to other areas. One was assigned to Bamako, 82 to Kidal, 72 to Tessalit, 105 to Gao, 21 to Timbuktu and 18 to Mopti.

She said they had been instructed to protect and prevent against Covid-19 and have been told to stay put until a decision is made at the end of June.

“We check them in case they come into direct contact with those who have contracted Covid-19 and show symptoms,” she said, adding that it is unclear how the forces in Mali had contracted the disease.

The National Centre for Peacekeeping forces said at present, 787 Cambodian soldiers, including 76 women were fulfilling missions under the UN umbrella in areas such as the Republic of Sudan, the Republic of South Sudan, Lebanon, Central Africa, Mali and Yemen.