Maungdaw, November 18

Six confirmed coronavirus patients from Maungdaw, Rakhine State were reportedly discharged from the hospital at 10 am today.

The local authorities presented the Covid-19 patients the certificate of virus free at Maungdaw Hospital and urged them to stay at home for seven days with limited access.

Those who were discharged from the hospital were in accordance with the criteria issued by the Ministry of Health and Sports, and they were sent back home by volunteers by a local philanthropic group.

As of the morning of November 18, a total of 372 cases of coronavirus had been reported in Maungdaw. A total of 310 people have been discharged from the hospital and with two deaths.

60 coronavirus-positive patients are currently being treated at Maungdaw Hospital , said Dr Nu Kathi San, Assistant Director of the Department of Public Health.

Thet Lwin Soe (IPRD)
Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe