Two more Myanmar trainees in Russia test COVID-19 positive

05 May 2020
Two more Myanmar trainees in Russia test COVID-19 positive
General view of a deserted street amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in Moscow, Russia, 02 May 2020. Photo: EPA

A statement dated yesterday said that two Myanmar Tatmadaw (Defence Services) personnel who were training in Russia were tested COVID-19 positive with the total number of Myanmar trainees in Russia testing coronavirus positive reached 5.

Three Myanmar Tatmadaw trainees tested COVID-19 positive on April 27.

The statement says, “Their conditions are stable without any significant signs of high fever and they are taking treatment at a specially designated healthcare centre for COVID19 confirmed cases near Moscow under the arrangement of the Russian Ministry of Health.”