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Seasonal Flu Poses Additional Risks in Shan State Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

As Burma braces for the annual rainy season prevalence of influenza, locals and medical workers are concerned about how the virus will interact with...

Recovered COVID-19 Patient Discharged from Kengtung Hospital

Patient 64 was discharged from the public hospital in Kengtung, eastern Shan State this weekend after testing negative twice for COVID-19. The patient is now...

RCSS/SSA Will Help Remote Villages During Lockdown

A Shan ethnic armed organization will help citizens living in remote villages during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the support of the government, the Restoration Council...

Coronavirus Confirmed In Hsihseng Township

This Tuesday, the first coronavirus infection in Hsihseng Township, located in southern Shan State, was confirmed by the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS). The...

Recovered COVID-19 Patient Discharged from Kengtung Hospital

A patient who had recovered from the coronavirus was discharged from Kengtung public hospital on June 5, the head of the hospital told SHAN. The...

Coronavirus Lab Will Open Soon

A new laboratory to test for coronavirus in Taunggyi is expected to be operational by mid-July. Dr Poe Poe Lin, a disease specialist, said once...

Govt Will Build Coronavirus Labs in Shan State

Burma plans to expand its COVID-19 testing facilities by building two additional laboratories in Shan State. Dr Myo Tun, the Shan State social minister, informed...

Continued Tatmadaw Interference in EAOs’ COVID-19 Prevention Could Destroy Chances of Peace, Insiders Say

The relationship between ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) and the military remains tense following Burma Army threats and violence toward EAOs’ COVID-19 prevention activities. The Karen...

Shan State Tests COVID-19 Contact Tracing on Migrants Repatriated From Malaysia

Two Shan State residents currently in quarantine have been tested for COVID-19 after returning from Malaysia on the same flight as another man who...

Taunggyi COVID-19 Patient Discharged From Hospital

Burma’s 121st COVID-19 patient was discharged from Sao San Htun hospital in Taunggyi on Saturday. Dr. Hnin Ei Phyu, the deputy head of Shan State’s...

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