Tag: Taunggyi
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...
Man Dies in Taunggyi Quarantine Facility
A 23-year-old man died while quarantined in the hospital in Taunggyi, southern Shan State on Tuesday morning. The man had returned to Taunggyi from Myawaddy...
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...
One-Hundred COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in 24-hrs
One hundred cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Burma within 24 hours. Although most of the cases are in Rakhine State, one is a...
Taunggyi COVID-19 Lab Opening Delayed Until August
The opening of a laboratory to test for the novel coronavirus in Taunggyi, capital of Shan State, has been delayed after crucial supplies didn't...
Locals Catch Police With Drugs in Taunggyi
Locals and staff from the administrative office in Taunggyi’s Shwe Taung ward seized nine methamphetamine tablets from two police officers last week. The incident occurred...
Two Men Escape Quarantine Facility In Shan State
Two males, who were doing a fourteen-day quarantine in Burma's Shan State, ran away from the government facility they were staying at. The men recently...
COVID-19 Testing Facilities Arrive in Taunggyi, But Are Not Yet Operational
Facilities for a COVID-19 laboratory arrived at the Sao San Htun hospital in the Shan State capital of Taunggyi this month. Dr. Poe Poe Lin,...
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...
