THE Ministry of Education has issued the following instructions as COVID-19 prevention measures for all matriculation examination centres in the whole country in coordination with the Ministry of Health Sports, and beginning from the date (11-3-2020) the exams commenced, all the centres have been observing the instructions.

1. Ask the students whether they have symptoms of fever or coughing or sneezing before the start of the exam.

THE Central Bank of Myanmar released Directive No. 1/2020 on amending the interest rates on 12 March 2020.
The new interest rates, which are aimed at boosting the country’s economy, will be effective from 16 March, 2020 instead of 1 April, 2020.
The Central Bank of Myanmar
Ref: The Global New Light of Myanmar

(a)There are currently no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Myanmar. The majority of patients, who have been tested, show no signs of severe symptoms and have been discharged from their hospitals.
(b)The Ministry of Health and Sports is emphasizing on protection and containment measures in the spirit of the motto, “Prevention is better than cure”, and against the virus that could possibly enter the nation at any time. The ministry aims to prevent a single citizen from contracting COVID-19 and for a zero-mortality rate.

Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Office of the President
Appeal to the people

5th Waning of Tabaung, 1381 ME
(13th March 2020)

1. The Ministry of Health and Sports is closely monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak and spread in China and 101 countries around the world at the international gateways, at the community-based and public hospitals-based as well as in cooperation with the private hospitals.
2. In this regard,

THE Office of the President has issued Press Release No 9/2020 yesterday, publicly announcing the Ministry of Home Affairs’ arrests and seizures in the fight against illicit drug trafficking up till 29 February.

The ministry made the arrests, acting on information, sent to the Drug Activity Special Complaint Department of the Office of the President as of 29 February.

The full text of the press release will be reported in the 5 March issue of The Global New Light of Myanmar.

 GNLM

Ref:The Global New Light of Myanmar

From (4-1-2020) to (2-3-2020)
(2-3-2020), 8: 15 pm

1. Situation update worldwide
(World Health Organization’s statement issued at 1:30 am (MMT) on 1-3-2020)
Total affected countries - 58
Total cases - 87,137
Total death toll - 2,977
* The WHO has announced outbreak of disease has occurred in many countries in both imported cases and local transmission.
* 20 Countries, territories or areas outside China with reported cases

1. The Ministry of Health and Sports is closely monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak and spread Than Associate to sign MoU in China and 59 countries around the world, in cooperation with the international Health Ministries and the WHO, and sharing real-time updated information among these organizations.

1. The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) was reconstituted with 11 Commission Members, including the Chairman, under Order No. 3/2020 of the Office of the President, on 14 January 2020.