Updates at 8 pm 24 February 2020

1. The Ministry of Health and Sports is closing monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19, with conducting surveillance at international gateways and at the hospitals in the forms of people-centered investigation and in coordination with private hospital.

2. From 8 pm 23 February 2020 to 8 pm 24 February 2020, no new case was confirmed for the situation of under investigation.

3. Until 6 pm 24 February 2020, the four persons were kept to monitor for another 48 hours although they were tested negative for COVID-19 at the State/Region hospitals. They were also in good health conditions.

4. The Ministry of Health and Sports would present real-time report if the persons under investigation or suspected cases were found.

5. A 34-year old woman from South Korea visited Yangon from 13 February to 17 February. She was diagnosed with COVID-19 after a laboratory test in her home country on 23 February. On the same day, the Public Health Department from Yangon Region took prompt measures on health conditions of 7 persons and their 15 family members, totaling 22 persons. All of them were found in good health conditions without any symptoms of COVID-19. However, they were advised to report on any symptom of this disease to the health centre and stay at their respective homes in quarantines for 14 days, while township health workers of Public Health Department are carrying out constant surveillance.

6. Although there is no laboratory confirmed case of COVID-19 until 24 February , the ministry is conducting round-theclock surveillance in upward momentum. As the COVID-19 is spreading in 29 countries, including China and some of its neighbouring countries, people are suggested to report on any close contact with a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 to the health centres, and to follow health awareness of the Ministry of Health and Sports on prevention of the disease.

MNA
(Translated by Aung Khin)
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar