Tag: Shan State
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...
Sixteen COVID-19 Cases Reported in Tachileik
Tachileik health officials detected 16 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, December 1, over a 24-hour period, after testing about 300 people in the Burmese...
New COVID-19 Patients Identified in Nawngkhio, Tachileik
By HSENG LENG / SHAN Five new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in two Shan State townships on Friday. Four of the positive patients—one man and...
Authorities Blame Citizens for Increase of COVID-19 Cases
By Hseng Leng/SHAN Shan State health officials blamed citizens ignoring health guidelines for the rising cases of COVID-19 in southern Shan State. Dr Zawana Ko, the...
Health Authorities Blame Travellers for Rising COVID-19 Cases
By Hseng Leng/SHAN Shan State health officials blamed travellers ignoring health guidelines for the rising cases of COVID-19 in southern Shan State. Dr. Zawana Ko, the...
Southern Shan State Has More Than 70 COVID-19 Cases
Some 73 people currently have COVID-19 in southern Shan State, according to the public health department. A total of 227 confirmed cases were reported in...
Shan State’s Unemployed Still Excluded From Fourth Round of COVID-19 Relief...
By HSENG LENG / SHAN People across Shan State reported that once again they were not granted government support funds associated with COVID-19 economic relief...
More COVID-19 Cases Detected in Northern Shan State
By Hseng Leng/ SHAN Health officials reported six more cases of COVID-19 in northern Shan State. Five are in Lashio and one is in Hsipaw. Dr...
