January 13, 2022
There is more than 300 million of the population who are suffering from an infection of COVID-19 pandemic across the world. With regard to infection of new variant Omicron, the number of infected people is higher and higher in some countries. For the time being, citizens of the United States of America become victims of COVID-19 day by day because of spending their valuable time to prevent the disease and accept vaccination.
Currently, the US is top on the chart of confirmed infected patients throughout the world, and more than 61 million people are infected by the pandemic. It is the top of the countries in mortality rate.
Meanwhile, Myanmar is beefing up the prevention, control and treatment activities of COVID-19 and constantly monitors the moves of new variant viruses. Recently, some returnees by flight were found the symptoms of infected Omicron virus under the diagnostic functioning.
The preventive measures are being taken with special care in advance for responding to the more infectious rate of Omicron than Delta variant because if thev Omicron infects in Myanmar, the healthcare burden of the country will be heavier.
The authorities have disseminated information to entries and exits of the countries, waterway and aviation gates where travelling is restricted and passengers must accept medical tests. Moreover, the revised information has been distributed to embassies, UN agencies and international organizations.
Recently, a US diplomatic passport holder and a US embassy staff were taken by another US embassy staff and party from Sayar San Hotel in quarantine at their own will in order to take treatment by their own arrangement without any permission from the authorities concerned. Indeed, it was a case of violating the laws, without emphasis on preventive and control measures of COVID-19 and public healthcare services being undertaken by Myanmar people with utmost effort. Moreover, their acts were a violation of provisions in the Vienna Convention.
