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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

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

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

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...

Health Authorities Blame Travellers for Rising COVID-19 Cases

By Hseng Leng/SHAN Shan State health officials blamed travellers ignoring health guidelines for the rising cases of COVID-19 in southern Shan State. Dr. Zawana Ko, the...

Two COVID-19 Cases Detected in Tachileik

Two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Thai-Burma border town of Tachileik, located in eastern Shan State. Both of the patients are...

Thirteen Infected by Taunggyi COVID-19 Case

At least thirteen people in Taunggyi were infected by a man with a travel history who tested positive for COVID-19 on November 17. Dr...

Northern Shan State Hospital Facing Deluge of COVID-19 Cases

By Hseng Leng/SHAN A hospital in a small town in northern Shan State experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases doesn’t have enough beds for all...

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