Mar 27, 2020
The daily central coordination meeting on preparedness and response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) held meeting No. 41/2020 yesterday.
In his address to the meeting, Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe said they will upgrade the central command centre from this day to better manage and facilitate engagement with COVID-19. He said they must amend their current strategies for the virus as 3 imported cases have arrived in Myanmar.
Mar 27, 2020
Myanmar migrant workers returned home through the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Myawady for five consecutive days.
A team of authorities comprised of officials of administrative, health care and security sectors have been providing them with medical check ups and transportation services in efforts to prevent the spread of Coronavirus infection.
Htien Lin Aung (IPRD)
(Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)
Photo: MNA
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
Mar 26, 2020
MYANMAR Post (MP) under the Ministry of Transport and Communications will issue three new special postage stamps worth K500, K200 and K100 each to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Armed Forces Day. The special stamps will go on sale at all post offices in States and Regions at 9:30 am on 27 March 2020 (4th Waxing of Tagu 1381 ME).
As a special programme, the Central Post Office of Nay Pyi Taw, the Yangon General Post Office, and the Mandalay General Post Office will stamp the postmark and date on the commemorative stamps and First Day Covers purchased.
MNA
Mar 26, 2020
NEWS RELEASE ON COVID-19
8:15 P.M., 25-3-2020
1. Global status on COVID-19
(Statistics provided by WHO at 11:30 pm, local standard time, on 24-3-2020)
-Number of infected countries -195
-Number of global positive lab results -375,493
-Number of global deaths -16,362
-Global mortality rate -4.4%
Global status-
Mar 26, 2020
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population held a meeting in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday with representatives of employees and employers to find solutions how to reduce the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic.
At the meeting, Union Minister U Thein Swe discussed ongoing and possible impacts, including closures of industries due to shortage of raw materials and lack of commodity supply orders, reduction of workforce, disputes between employers and employees, labour protests, unemployment and possible consequences from suspension of overseas employment programmes.
Mar 26, 2020
Chin State government has instructed the locals to stay at homes in Ketal village of Tiddim Township, Chin State, where the Covid-19 case was found.
U Soe Htet, the Minister for Development, Electricity and Industry of Chin State government, said, “The case happened some days ago. His wedding has also finished. The locals in the whole Chin State have been alerted to the risks of disease.
The Chin State government held an emergency meeting on control measures of this disease.
Mar 25, 2020
THE Kayah State government has formed various task forces to monitor entry/exit checkpoints to cities and at borders to prevent the spread of COVID-19 into the state. The task forces also monitor border crossings for nationals returning through illegal means, and ensuring returnees go into facility quarantine for 14 days upon returning to their hometown.
Mar 25, 2020
Announcement of the application of loans from COVID-19 Fund by the enterprises hit by COVID-19
1. Under the decision of the meeting 2/2020 of the Task Force to Remedy the Economic Impact that may cause by Coronavirus (COVID-19), CMP enterprises, hotels and tourism services and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are designated as priority sectors that need remedy, and a COVID-19 Fund of Ks 100 billion has been set up to disburse loans to them.
Mar 25, 2020
Following is the press release of the Central Bank of Myanmar.
1. It is found that people have withdrawn cash from banks than usual
since 24 March.
2. The Central Bank of Myanmar has been supervising the banking
services in efforts to operate the services smoothly, and have made
plans to ensure that the banking services operate in any situation.
3. The Central Bank of Myanmar ordered all banks in the country
on 13 March 2020 to make plans in efforts to continuously operate
their services.
Mar 25, 2020
A talk show programme titled “Thangyan Yin Khone Than” will be broadcast on MRTV and social media during the Thingyan Festival when its celebrations are halted.
The Ministry of Information, in cooperation with the Myanmar Motion Picture Organization, the Myanmar Music Association, film producers, movie theatre owners, and officials from the Film Development Centre (FDC), organized the programme, which will include artists and experts who created the films about Myanmar Traditional Water Festival.