Myanmar Reports 73 New COVID-19 Cases, Six More Deaths
Myanmar reported 73 new cases of COVID-19, with six more deaths this morning, said a release from the Health and Sports Ministry.With the newly confirmed cases, the number of the infections rose to 3,894 in the country, so far.Six more COVID-19 patient…
Myanmar’s COVID-19 Infections Exceed 3,600 With Four More Deaths
The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar reached 3,636, with 203 new infections yesterday, according to a daily release from the Health and Sports Ministry.Four more patients with underlying diseases died, bringing the death toll to 39 so far, the relea…
Myanmar Reports 136 New COVID-19 Cases, Four More Deaths
Myanmar reported four more COVID-19 deaths yesterday, bringing the death toll in the country to 20 in total, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry.According to the release, a 75-year-old man, a 90-year-old woman, a 74-year-old wom…
Myanmar Reports Two More COVID-19 Deaths, 98 New Cases
Myanmar reported two more COVID-19 deaths this morning, bringing the death toll in the country to 12, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry.According to the release, a 51-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman with underlying hyperte…
COVID-19 Crisis Complicates Dengue Prevention Efforts in Southeast Asia
The COVID-19 crisis has complicated efforts to combat the seasonal spike in dengue fever infections during the Southeast Asian monsoon season due to the burden the coronavirus pandemic has placed on health authorities in the region, experts say. Dengue is carried by mosquitoes and is one of the world’s most dangerous and fastest spreading viral […]
Coronavirus Forces Lao Workers to Postpone Return to Thailand as Poverty Looms
Hundreds of thousands of Lao migrant workers who returned from Thailand after losing their jobs when their host country shut down businesses to fight the COVID-19 pandemic are now pining for the border to reopen after finding no work in their impoveris…
More Local Transmissions Of COVID-19 Reported In Myanmar, 396 Cases In Total
Myanmar reported two more locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 this morning, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 396, said the Health and Sports Ministry.One patient is a 41-year-old male, living in Sittwe township of Rakhine st…
Myanmar: COVID-19 Situation Report No. 07 (10 August 2020)
HIGHLIGHTS The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the country remains low – a total of 360 cases, six fatalities and 312 recoveries so far- with most new cases reported among returning migrants. No cases have been reported in camps or sites for internally displaced people (IDP). Sixteen COVID-19 cases have been confirmed across […]
Chinese Workers and Gamblers Illegally Stream Into Laos to Avoid Quarantine
Laos has detained and deported hundreds of Chinese nationals in recent months for illegally entering the country to sidestep a mandatory 14-day coronavirus quarantine period and head straight to casinos to gamble or work, sources in the country told RFA. Most of the illegal border crossers are tourists bound for casinos in northwestern Bokeo province’s […]