The Cambodian Prime Minister has tested positive for COVID-19 just over a day after meeting face-to-face with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
A spokesperson for the Prime Minister said Ardern is "feeling fine but is doing a precautionary RAT and will otherwise continue to monitor for symptoms as normal".
The test has since come back negative.
The pair held a bilateral meeting on Sunday night NZT while Ardern was in Cambodia for the East Asia Summit and ASEAN meeting. The pair shook hands and spoke side by side ahead of the meeting.
In a Facebook statement on Tuesday afternoon, Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen said he was preparing for meetings at the G20 summit in Bali when he received the positive test.
The Cambodian Ministry of Health is reported as saying on Monday that it hadn't detected any cases of COVID-19 in 10 days.
A Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said ASEAN leaders were to avoid close contact by raising their hands during group photos.
"Because of the risk of COVID-19, we have to avoid close contact with each other as much as possible, so we chose this option."
However, images show the Cambodian and New Zealand Prime Minister shaking hands at the announcement of an upgrade to the ASEAN Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.
