Tag: COVID-19
Chinese Border Town on Lockdown After Burmese Migrants Test Positive for...
Chinese authorities have locked down the city of Ruili in Yunnan Province after two Burmese migrants tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. The two...
Shan State Residents Running Out of Food
By Sai Hseng Hlaing / SHAN Residents of Shan State are struggling amid lockdowns and border closures since late March, which have disrupted trade resulting...
COVID-19 Lab in Taunggyi Finally Opens
A laboratory for testing the coronavirus finally opened in Taunggyi, located in southern Shan State. Dr Thuza Chit Tin, head of the state health department,...
Govt Sets Up 24-hour ‘Health Checkpoints’ in Taunggyi
By Sai -Hseng Laeng/SHAN Checkpoints operating around the clock have been set up around Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State, to monitor people's health during...
Students Organize Campaign Against the Conflict in Rakhine State
By - Sai Hseng Leang Students in Lashio and Hsipaw townships in Shan State started a solidarity campaign with students in Rakhine State...
Asymptomatic Migrant Worker Latest COVID-19 Case in Eastern Shan State
A case of COVID-19 was confirmed in eastern Shan State this Wednesday (September 9). Dr Ba Soe Thet, deputy head of health department for eastern...
Three Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Found in Kengtung District
Three people tested positive for COVID-19 in eastern Shan State’s Kengtung District after coming to the area from Rakhine State to work on a...
Taunggyi-Naypyidaw Bus Lines Temporarily Halted Due to COVID-19 Restrictions
By SAI HSENG LENG Bus companies traveling the route between Taunggyi in Shan State and Burma’s administrative capital of Naypyidaw have stopped operating...
UWSA Shutters Entry Points to Wa Self-Administered Region
In response to the coronavirus outbreak in Burma, the United Wa State Army (UWSA) locked down its Wa Self-Administered Region, closing all entry points...
New COVID-19 Case Found in Taunggyi
Among 13 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed over the weekend by the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS), one was found in the Shan...
