Tag: COVID-19
Shan Revolution Day Attracts Small Gathering
Northern and southern Shan ethnic armed organisations held brief celebrations Thursday for the 62nd Shan Revolution Day amid the coronavirus pandemic. Lt-Col Oum Khur, the...
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...
Shan Farmers Struggling Amid Lockdown
With the price of tomatoes dropping during COVID-19 lockdowns, farmers on the north end of Inle Lake are finding the sales from their...
Businesses In Eastern Shan State Struggling Under Lockdown
With the border between Burma and Thailand closed for the last two months because of the COVID-19 lockdown, businesses in eastern Shan State are...
Shan National Dialogue Postponed Due to COVID-19
The Shan National Dialogue (ND), which was scheduled to convene last month in southern Shan State’s Langkhur Township has been put on hold indefinitely...
Three Children in Same Hsipaw Family Die of Mystery Illness Within...
Three children in a family in northern Shan State’s Hsipaw Township have died within the last week and doctors cannot yet explain why. The family...
Shan State Govt’s Face Mask Campaign Met With Mixed Response
The Shan State government launched a face mask campaign last week covering 21 townships, including the capital city of Taunggyi to promote awareness of...
Muse’s First COVID-19 Patient Leaves Hospital
An 87-year-old woman, who is Muse’s first COVID-19 patient, has recovered and was sent home from the hospital in the northern Shan State border...
