Mar 21, 2020
THE Tatmadaw True News Team held a press conference at the Defence Services Museum in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
Mar 21, 2020
DEPUTY Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U Soe Aung led an awareness campaign for the COVID-19 at the two philanthropic centres under the management of a monastery and a nunnery in Pubba Thiri Township in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
The centres were registered at the Department of Social Welfare.
The deputy minister explained the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in 177 countries and territories, and advised to follow instructions of Ministry of Health and Sports as the centres are accommodating children and exposed to the visiting donors.
Mar 21, 2020
THE Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population issued an order (No. 63/2020) dated 20 March extending the deadline for social security payments from 15 days to three months in accordance with the Article 100 of Social Security Law (2012).
The purpose of the deadline extension is to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Mar 21, 2020
IN Rakhine, the destructive activities by the AA are continuing with greater intensity. These have led to clashes between the Security Forces and AA group, resulting in sizeable numbers of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from various communities.
The Government is providing humanitarian assistance to the IDPs, and giving continued access to humanitarian partners, so far as security conditions allow.
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Mar 21, 2020
1. With a view to preventing importation and spread of COVID-19, the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is obliged to take additional precautionary measures to control and limit the risk that travellers from countries with very high numbers of cases may pose to the populations in Myanmar.
2. The following additional temporary restrictive measures will take effect starting from 21 March 2020, 0000 hours at the port of departure:-
Mar 21, 2020
THE Central Committee on Prevention, Controlling and Treatment of COVID-19 held coordination meeting (37/2020) through video conferencing yesterday morning.
Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe said this regular meeting will help strengthen information networking among all health officials across Myanmar. He said video conferencing, email groups, Viber groups and internet networking will be practiced in the future as well. Ministry staff were also advised to work from home if they were experiencing high fevers, dry coughs and joint aches or stiffness.
Mar 21, 2020
1. The Ministry of Health and Sports has been conducting monitoring activities on the COVID-19 acute respiratory disease, which has spread throughout China and some countries around the world, at international entry-exit checkpoints, hospital-based, community-based and in cooperation with private hospitals.
2. There have been 12 new patients for quarantine of the COVID-19 disease as of 6 pm from 20-3-2020 to 6 pm of 21-3-2020.
Mar 21, 2020
UNION Minister for Information Dr Pe Myint delivered his address at the work coordination meeting of Centre for Myanmar Affairs Studies in Yangon yesterday morning.
Mar 21, 2020
MYANMAR still claims to have avoided the coronavirus pandemic despite being surrounded by three countries battling the virus, including China where the outbreak started. As of Friday evening, 176 suspected cases have been tested since January, with none having returned a positive result, according to the government. Additionally, 12 suspected cases are still awaiting test results, the latest health ministry update said. Although no confirmed case has been identified, the authorities are taking measures to prevent the virus from gaining a foothold in the country.
Mar 21, 2020
A private donation of K11.1 million and 9 hospital equipment was made to Thanlyin People’s Hospital to help in protecting against COVID-19 yesterday.
Thiri Thudamma Mani Zaw Thadara U Zaw Win (Chairman, Zaw Htet Paing Engineering and Construction Group of Companies), his wife Daw Mi Mi Tin (Chanmyae Metta Specialist Hospital) and their daughter Ma Ei Mon Mon (CEO, Chanmyae Metta Specialist Hospital-Thanlyin) handed over the donations to the hospital’s medical superintendent Dr Cho Cho Lwin and officials.
MNA
(Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)
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