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MoFA, MoIC meet to fight COVID-19

Local

31/03/20

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of International Cooperation held their second meeting on working group’s preparedness and response to COVID-19.

Four more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, total cases reach 14

Local

31/03/20

1. Laboratory results of the National Health Laboratory (Yangon) on the specimens from a total of 55 persons under investigation and quarantined persons at 5:15 pm 30 March 2020 have shown two positive cases of Covid-19 (Table 1), and the remaining 51 persons were tested negative.

ARSA explosive kills two in Maungtaw

Local

31/03/20

Two men were killed and three injured by an explosive triggered by ARSA in Maungtaw Township, Rakhine State, yesterday morning.

National Covid-19 committee receives donations of well-wishers

Local

31/03/20

The National-Level Central Committee for COVID-19 Prevention, Control and Treatment have received cash and hospital equipment donated by business companies and individuals yesterday.

Covid-19 unpacks Bagan city, temples

Local

31/03/20

Bagan cultural heritage zone, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is now sitting eerily empty amid Covid-19 fears, according to the Shwezigon Pagoda Trustees Board.

Immediate loan programme to ease economic impact of COVID-19 on industries

Editorial

31/03/20

Since the outbreak of Covid-19, we have seen the negative repercussions of the spreading of the virus, and industries which employ large labour forces, as well as employees in the hotels and tourism sector and related businesses, are bearing the brunt of the Coronavirus outbreak.

Chinese Embassy, Jack Ma Foundation, Alibaba Foundation donate Covid-19 medical supplies

Local

31/03/20

Chinese Embassy, Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation donated medical supplies to the Ministry of Health and Sports for fighting against Covid-19 pandemic yesterday morning.

Drugs seized in Naungcho Tsp.

Crime

30/03/20

Police members from the township Anti-Drug Squad searched a passenger car near Mile Post 80 on Muse-Mandalay Road in Naungcho Township, Shan State yesterday and

Chin State government provides relief items to Mindat Tsp.

Local

30/03/20

As part of effort to control the spread of COVID-19, the government of Chin State provided 500 bags of rice, 320 viss of cooking oil, 320 bags of salt and 320 viss of gram to local people in Mindat Township, Chin State yesterday.