Cambodians Welcome Khmer New Year Despite Coronavirus Pandemic

Two men light incense at Niroth Rangsey pagoda during the Khmer New Year, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 14, 2020. (Kann Vicheika/VOA Khmer)

An elderly woman kneels before the Buddha statues on the first day of the Khmer New Year celebration at a pagoda in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 14, 2020. (Hean Socheata/VOA Khmer)

Cambodians wearing masks welcome the Khmer New Year at a pagoda in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 14, 2020. (Hean Socheata/VOA Khmer)

A man sprays disinfecting alcohol sanitizer on a mat in Niroth Rangsey pagoda, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (Kann Vicheika/VOA Khmer)

​​ A woman burn incenses at Niroth Rangsey pagoda during the Khmer New Year, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 14, 2020. (Kann Vicheika/VOA Khmer)

A Cambodian woman provides food offerings at Thann pagoda, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (Kann Vicheika/VOA Khmer)

Two women prepare food for the monks at Niroth Rangsey pagoda in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (Kann Vicheika/VOA Khmer)

A woman cleans her hands with a disinfecting spray at Thann pagoda, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (Kann Vicheika/VOA Khmer)

A young girl stands near a table of offerings in celebration of the Khmer New Year in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 13, 2020. (Khan Sokummono/VOA Khmer)

Cambodian authorities perform a temperature check on an elderly woman before entering the pagoda to celebrate Khmer New Year, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 14, 2020. (Hean Socheata/VOA Khmer)