LANG SON (Vietnam): Cambodia's multi-billion-dollar garment industry is at risk of chain disruption from the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, its strongman premier said on Monday (Mrach 2), as the outbreak cripples South-East Asia's key industries, bringing border trade to a trickle.
The death toll from the virus, which emerged from Wuhan in central China, has reached over 3,000 worldwide -- the bulk of the fatalities in the mainland.
But the full impact of the coronavirus is expected to hit in March, when nearly 200 factories are expected to run out of their reserve inventory of materials. Like Cambodia, the country's industry is reliant on China for 60% of fabrics to fuel its clothing production lines according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association .
In northern Lang Son, rows of trucks wait hours -- or even days -- to bring their goods through the main international crossing.
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