Tag: COVID-19
Woman Dies of COVID-19 in Lashio
A 38-year-old woman died of COVID-19 in the hospital in Lashio, northern Shan State, at 1 a.m. this Thursday, December 10, according to the...
One-hundred in Contact with COVID-19 Nurses
Six nurses were in contact with about a hundred people at Sao San Htun Public Hospital in Shan State's capital, Taunggyi, before it was...
COVID-19 Infections Surpass 100 in Eastern Shan State
By HSENG LENG / SHAN In two weeks, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in eastern Shan State has reached 104. Tachileik, a town on...
Tachileik Hotel Linked to Thai COVID-19 Infections Stayed Open Despite Closure...
Hotels, karaoke venues and massage parlors have been ordered to close by local authorities in the eastern Shan State town of Tachileik, after the...
Volunteer Nurses From Taunggyi Test Positive for COVID-19 in Yangon
Six nurses from the Shan State capital of Taunggyi who went to volunteer in Yangon have tested positive for COVID-19 there, according to the...
More Transmissions Detected in Tachileik
Five new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Tachileik this Friday, December 4. Dr Lin Htut Oo, head of Tachileik Public Hospital, said the transmissions,...
Eight COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Southern Shan State
Eight transmissions were reported by the Burma government's Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) in southern Shan State on Thursday, December 3. Medical staff tested...
COVID-19 Detected in Laikha Township
By Hseng Leng/SHAN The township of Laikha, located in southern Shan State, is experiencing its first cases of COVID-19, after two young women tested positive...
Township Authorities Quarantine Residents Returning from Tachileik
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
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...
