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News release on COVID-19
(8:00 p.m., 12-3-2020)

1. The Ministry of Health and Sports is continuously conducting surveillance on COVID-19 acute respiratory disease at international entry/exit gates, in hospital-based and community-based processes, and in collaboration with private hospitals.

2. There are 14 quarantined patients under surveillance in respective hospitals between 6 p.m., 11-3-2020, to 6 p.m., 12-3-2020. Their lab samples have been sent to the National Health Laboratory (Yangon).

A total of 257 Myanmar citizens stranded in foreign countries because of suspension of commercial flights returned home by relief flights yesterday.

1. The Union Election Commission, in accordance with 2008 Constitution, already announced that the multiparty democracy general elections will be held nationwide on 8 November 2020 to elect MPs for third term of three Hluttaws.

The Ministry of Health and Sports hosted a weekly virtual meeting to review prevention, control and treatment of COVID-19 yesterday.

MEDICAL equipment for COVID-19 prevention imported from China and to be used in the 2020 General Election arrived at Yangon International Airport by six special flights yesterday. These equipment will be distributed to voters, polling station staff and volunteers.

RCL Myanmar donated 8-units of Medical equipment to Yangon General Hospital where intensive renovation is underway for COVID 19 prevention, control and treatment activities, yesterday.

Director-General U Zaw Htay of the Ministry of Office of State Counsellor met media-persons at the Press Briefing Room of the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw at 2 pm on 23 October in accord with the social distancing arrangement, and explained the election and the peace process.

A TOTAL OF 143 Myanmar semen who were stranded in foreign countries because of suspension of commercial flights came back home by relief flight yesterday.

Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement held a coordination meeting with members of the Committee for the Legal Drafting on Child Rights Rules and members of the Committee for the Legal Drafting on Child Protection Policies through videoconferencing yesterday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over the sealed ballot papers of advance voters sent by two Myanmar embassies abroad to the Union Election Commission yesterday.