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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...

COVID-19 Patients Still Recovering In Kengtung

Three COVID-19 patients, including a doctor and a nurse that were infected with the coronavirus, are recovering in a hospital in eastern Shan State. "All...

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