Township Authorities Quarantine Residents Returning from Tachileik
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By Hseng Leng/SHAN Mong Yang Township authorities are making everyone returning from Tachileik stay at a quarantine facility after an outbreak was detected in the...
Some Disregarding Health Regulations Despite COVID-19 Threat
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By Hseng Leng/SHAN Despite the threat of contracting COVID-19, many are carrying on as normal and not adhering to health guidelines implemented to keep everyone...
Sixteen COVID-19 Cases Reported in Tachileik
Tachileik health officials detected 16 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, December 1, over a 24-hour period, after testing about 300 people in the Burmese...
Woman Raped in Taunggyi Quarantine Center
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A 33-year-old woman was raped in a COVID-19 quarantine center at Taunggyi University in southern Shan State on Sunday evening, according to local authorities. The...
Two New COVID-19 Infections Reported in Taunggyi
Two new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Shan State capital of Taunggyi on Monday. Authorities shut down the Taungyyi Myoma market at midday...
Business Slows and Fears Grow as Tachileik COVID-19 Cases Increase
Trade has slowed in in the Shan-Thai border town of Tachileik and people are wary of going out in public as the cases of...
Tachileik Sees 10 New COVID-19 Cases in One Day
Ten new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in the eastern Shan State town of Tachileik on the Thai border on Sunday. According to deputy...
New COVID-19 Patients Identified in Nawngkhio, Tachileik
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By HSENG LENG / SHAN Five new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in two Shan State townships on Friday. Four of the positive patients—one man and...
Child Contracts COVID-19 in Eastern Shan State
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By Hseng Leng/SHAN An eight-year-old tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling in eastern Shan State this Thursday, November 26. Although it's unclear how the boy...
Authorities Blame Citizens for Increase of COVID-19 Cases
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By Hseng Leng/SHAN Shan State health officials blamed citizens ignoring health guidelines for the rising cases of COVID-19 in southern Shan State. Dr Zawana Ko, the...