coronavirus in Myanmar

News
26 March 2022
Ten people in Myeik township died of COVID-19 in March
(File) Police, wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, stand guard during a prisoner release in front of Insein Prison in Yangon on April 17, 2020. Photo: AFP
News
02 September 2020
Stay-at-Home Order in seven townships of Yangon...
The number of COVID-19 infections in Myanmar has risen to 919 cases on Tuesday night,...
Photo: UEC
Election 2020
01 September 2020
UEC should consult with political parties during...
Political parties and some political analysts said that the Union Election Commission (...
Medical staff prepare materials for COVID-19 coronavirus test at a quarantine facility in Hlaing University in Yangon. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
News
01 September 2020
COVID-19 cases now at 882
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has surged to 882, with 95 more confirmed...
(File) Medical staff, nurses and volunteers wear protective gear amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus as they prepare for going door-to-door for health check-ups in Yangon on May 17, 2020. Photo: AFP
News
31 August 2020
Myanmar reports 26 more locally transmitted COVID...
Myanmar reported 26 more locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday night, bringing the...
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News
30 August 2020
COVID-19 infection found in police officer came...
A COVID-19 infection was found from a police inspector who came to Mandalay from Sittwe,...
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi highlights importance of Union spirit during video-conference with COVID-19 frontline fighters in Rakhine State on 29 August 2020. Photo: Myanmar State Counsellor Office
News
30 August 2020
Myanmar leader Suu Kyi assures there will be no...
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has pledged that her government will make sure...
News
29 August 2020
UNICEF sends PPE equipment to Myanmar as virus...
Amid an increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in Rakhine State, a total of 82 metric...
(File) A doctor talks with a patient, while adhering to social distancing measures inside the Community Fever Clinic which opens, temporarily, at Hlaing Thar Yar town hall in Yangon, Myanmar, 29 April 2020. Photo: EPA
News
29 August 2020
Myanmar’s COVID-19 cases rise
The Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) confirmed yesterday that they have...
Medical workers wearing personnel wearing PPE (Personal protective equipment) walk past the Fever Corner of a hospital in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 24 August 2020. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
News
28 August 2020
COVID-19 cases rise to 602
The number of COVID-19 cases reached 602 in Myanmar on Thursday while local transmissions...
The 'Friendship Bridge' Thailand-Myanmar border bridge gate seen from the Myanmar side of Myawaddy town, Karen State. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
News
28 August 2020
Thai authorities to crack down on foreign migrant...
The Thai Immigration Bureau on Thursday issued a warning to foreign migrant workers that...
Rakhine people get the skin temperature taken at a hospital in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 24 August 2020. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
News
27 August 2020
Random tests to be conducted in Rakhine State
Minister Dr. Myint Htwe of the Ministry of Health and Sports said that they would conduct...
Professor Dr. Zaw Than Htun Director General (Department of Medical Research) and Chargé d'Affaires George Sibley give a thumbs up during a donation of surgical masks and gloves to the Ministry of Health and Sports in Yangon. Photo: U.S. Embassy Rangoon
News
27 August 2020
U.S. Provides Equipment to UAGO to Support...
The United States government transferred $30,000 in teleconferencing equipment during a...

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