Tag: coronavirus
Six Health Workers Quarantined After Treating COVID-19 Patient
By Hseng Leng/SHAN Eight people, including six medical staff, have been placed in quarantine after coming into contact with a man who tested positive for...
125 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Shan State
There are 125 COVID-19 transmissions that were detected in Shan State. A jump of 47 cases since October 26, when there were only 78...
Three drivers Test Positive in Northern Shan State
Three truck drivers tested positive for COVID-19 in Burma's northern Shan State. Thaung Tun, from Garuna Social Volunteer Team, told SHAN they're being quarantined...
Thirty-seven COVID-19 Patients Remaining in Shan State Hospitals
By Sai Hseng Hlaing There are 37 COVID-19 patients receiving medical treatment in hospitals in Shan State, with most cases in the south, near...
Drivers Test Positive for COVID-19 in Southern Shan State
Several commercial drivers with COVID-19 were detected at a health checkpoint in southern Shan last Saturday (October 3). Dr Zawana Ko, deputy head of the...
Border Dispute Between Thailand and Burma Unresolved
By -Sai Hseng Hlaing/SHAN Hundreds of lorries are parked in the northern Thai border town of Mae Sai, waiting to enter Tachileik, located in Burma's...
Three COVID-19 Transmissions Confirmed in Taunggyi District
Of the 270 new coronavirus transmissions the government reported this Monday (September 22), 3 of them were in southern Shan State. One of the patients...
Nang Ya Min: Women Need to Stop Working Behind the Scenes...
Nang Ya Min is an electoral candidate for Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) for Taunggyi Township constituency-1, in southern Shan state. As a...
Human Rights Violations Rising in Northern Shan State
Human rights violations against civilians have not only continued unabated during the pandemic, they are increasing, according to the Humanitarian Strategic Team - Northern...
Returning Migrant Workers Arrive in Taunggyi
By -Sai Hseng Leang Over 60 migrant workers arrived in Shan State's capital, Taunggyi, this Monday (September 21) from Mongla, in Burma's Special Region...
