Cambodia has officially approved the emergency use of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, according to a Ministry of Health statement on Thursday.

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said that the first batch of Sinopharm vaccine donated by China will arrive in Cambodia on Sunday, February 7.

"When the vaccine arrives at the Phnom Penh International Airport, I will go to receive it by myself," he wrote on his official Facebook page.

The prime minister said the vaccine will be provided free-of-charge to people who are at high risk of getting the virus such as medical workers, teachers, bodyguards, armed force members, tuk-tuk and taxi drivers, and garbage collectors among others.

Cambodia has so far reported 467 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with zero deaths and 451 recoveries.