International commercial flights suspended until end of September

31 August 2021
International commercial flights suspended until end of September
Yangon International Airport. Photo: Yangon Aerodome

Myanmar's Ministry of Transport and Communications on Monday announced the extension of the suspension period of international commercial flights until the end of September, Xinhua reported.

The extension was made to continue preventing the importation of COVID-19 to the country through air travel.

According to a release from Ministry of Health, Myanmar reported 3,583 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally in the country to 395,883 on Monday.