1. The people who want to contribute cash donation for the purchase of vaccines, can donate to the COVID-19 Vaccination Fund at Myanmar Currency Account No. OA 013733 of Myanma Economic Bank (Nay Pyi Taw) by using the following methods:

The National-Level Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on 30-12-2020 formed a Fund Management Sub-committee on the Purchase of COVID-19 Vaccines. The sub-committee has opened the COVID-19 Vaccination Fund at the Myanma Economic Bank in Nay Pyi Taw as follows:

1. A total of 203 Pyidaungsu Hluttaw representatives including U Thaung Aye (Pyithu Hluttaw MP in Pyawbwe Constituency, Mandalay Region) submitted a letter dated 11-1-2021, calling for a special session of the second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. The Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, by letter No 2/4/10 (5)/ Pa Hta Sa- 2021 dated 12-1-2021, replied MP U Thaung Aye and his group as follows:

1. For ensuring strict adherence to COVID-19 preventive rules among the public in accordance with the National-Level Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and not to occur crowds of taxpayers during the period closer to the deadline for filing tax declaration, the respective deadlines will be extended.

1. The period for deduction of tax relief according to the Union Taxation Law 2019 for the incomes exempted from the income was announced up to 30 September 2020 at the latest. Due to this announcement, the taxpayers have crowded into branches of Myanma Economic Bank during the COVID-19 outbreak to be able to enjoy the deduction of tax relief in line with the notice ‘Payment to the bank not later than 30-9-2020’ on the tax payment challan form. The Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry has issued Announcement 4/2020 for the extension of tax payment to 30 December 2020, not to occur crowds at these places.

1. In accordance with the directives of the National-Level Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry will continue the government’s tax relaxation scheme until the end of January 2021.

1. Now, regarding the 2020 multiparty democratic general election voter list, Tatmadaw True News Information Team recently published a voter list of some townships.

It is announced that public statements, orders, notifications, and directives (excluding eased restrictions) of the Union-level organizations and the Union ministries effective until 15 December 2020 for protection, control and prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be extended to 31 December 2020 as it is required to continue containment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

1. With a view to the further strengthening of measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has issued the following announcements regarding temporary entry restrictions for visitors from all countries. All those restrictions were extended until 30 November 2020 by the Ministry’s announcement dated 27 October 2020.

Yangon Region accounts for 75 per cent of all COVID-19 confirmed cases nationwide, and “Stay at Home” order was issued in 44 townships in Yangon Region. Kamayut Township, where the University of Yangon is located, is one of the most infected townships in Yangon.