Tag: coronavirus
Govt Tests Hundreds Of Migrant Workers For COVID-19
The government sent nearly 200 tissue samples taken from returning migrant workers from Thailand to the National Health Laboratory in Yangon. Dr Zawana, head of...
COVID-19 Patient Discharged From Taunggyi Hospital
Coronavirus Case-245 was discharged on Sunday (June 28) from Sao San Htun Hospital in Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State. After testing negative twice, Dr...
Govt Won’t Open Friendship Bridge In Tachilek
The Tachilek government announced the Friendship Bridge-1 connecting Burma to Thailand will remain closed. Burmese officials met with their Thai counterparts this Tuesday (June 23)...
Burma Receives 187 Returnees From Thailand
Burma accepted 187 citizens back into the country who crossed the Friendship Bridge-2 last week from Mae Sai, in Thailand, to Tachilek in southern...
Covid-19 Patient Discharged From Taunggyi Hospital
A man who contracted the novel coronavirus and was treated at a hospital in Shan State has recovered this week. Burma's Case 230 was discharged...
In Kengtung, Four People Awaiting COVID-19 Test Results
Four people have been admitted to Kengtung Public Hospital with fevers and a cough. Dr Hla Htay Min, the head of the hospital, told...
Govt Will Give RCSS/SSA More PPE For Coronavirus Prevention
During a teleconference call with the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) this Tuesday (June 16), government officials said they would provide...
COVID-19 Suspect Dies From AIDS
A woman, who was initially suspected of having COVID-19, but had AIDS, died this Tuesday after returning to northern Shan State on June 8. The...
RCSS/SSA Clash With Tatmadaw In Hsipaw Township
New fighting between the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) and Burma Army broke out in Shan State at a time when...
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...
