Lashio, 7 July
    

Myanmar citizens returning from China through Laukkai and Chinshwehaw border checkpoints in Kokang Self-administered Zone in Northern Shan State have been sent back home by trains since May 6.
    

The returnees were presented with certificates that recognize they have been kept under 21-day quarantine in Chinshwehaw Town before their departure for homes. The returnees will also be put under one-week home quarantine when they arrive in their native towns and villages. 98 returnees—72 men and 26 women—have been transferred to Taunggyi by train in order to come back home on July 7.
    

98 entrants include four each from Kachin State and Yangon Region, one from Chin State, 28 from Sagaing Region, two from Bago Region, 23 from Magway Region, 21 from Mandalay Region, six from Nay Pyi Taw, and two from Ayeyawady Region.

So far, a total of 12,258 Myanmar nationals coming back from China have been sent to their homes through Lashio.

Nang Thandar Oo (IPRD)
Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe