Four people were found to have been infected with coronavirus in Kutkai Township in northern Shan State on December 27, according to the Department of Public Health.
THANAKA market is sluggish amid the COVID-19 crisis and on the back of weak demand during winter, said U Kyaw Moe, chair of Myanmar Thanaka Planters and Producers Association (MTPPA).
A total of 170 Myanmar citizens including seamen who were stranded in foreign countries – 40 from Bangladesh and 130 from the Republic of Korea – because of the suspension of commercial flights returned home by relief flight yesterday.
The Ayeyarwady Foundation is conducting arrangements for a comfortable stay of COVID-19 suspected patients at the multi-purpose stadium of Mandalar Thiri stadium in Mandalay, according to the foundation officials.