UNION Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe attended the Central Level Meeting on Containment and Prevention of COVID-19 at 9 am yesterday at the Ministry of Health and Sports in Nay Pyi Taw and held a video conferencing with heads of region/state offices of Public Health Department and medical superintendents in the afternoon.
Speaking at the meetings, Union Minister Dr Myint Htwe said confirmed COVID-19 cases have been found in Myanmar. So, the current virus containment and prevention strategies should be adjusted to meet the changing trends and contact tracing should be carried out to find out the persons who had contacted with the eight persons infected with the virus. The Union Minister also spoke of the need to carry out the containment and prevention of the virus and movement limitation programmes systematically in accordance with the directives.
The meetings also discussed the virus containment and prevention carried out by the Ministry of Health and Sports, limiting of air flights to countries where the infection rate is high, the return of Myanmar citizens through border crossings, use of personal loudspeakers in announcing the travel limitations at wards and villages of regions and state and public cooperation in the programme, public awareness and observance of the preventive measures, the pros and cons of using Rapid Diagnosis Test Kit in testing COVID-19, distribution of personal protective suits, medicines and medical equipment including respiratory machines, arrival of additional supplies ordered from abroad, contact tracing and movement limiting of the persons who had close encounters with the eight infected persons, virus containment and prevention in regions and states and requirements, the treatment of patients under surveillance and infected patients at specific places, preparations to accommodate new patients if found, accommodation and food arrangements for patients under surveillance and infected patients, the use of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in other countries in curing the COVID-19 patients, therapies and general matters.
Also present were the deputy minister, the permanent secretary, the director-general (Office of the Union Minister), the director-general (Public Health Department), the director-general (Department of Human Resources for Health), deputy directors-general, professors, specialist doctors among others. —MNA (Translated by TMT)
