COVID-19 will be detected in two locations for domestic flight passengers starting from 15 December, according to the Yangon Region Public Health and Medical Services Department. These two locations are Tourist Burma building in Kyauktada township and the health station in Aung Mingalar Bus Terminal. The COVID-19 will be tested in these two locations to promote the tourism sector. The charges of the COVID-19 testing will be set as fairer as possible.
It will cost K10,000 if tested by RDT system, which will yield results in half an hour while it will cost K35,000 if tested by the PRC system, which yield results at least 24 hours. The domestic flight passengers are allowed to enter if they can produce health certificates whose term is only 36 hours, the air tickets and the national identification cards, according to the announcement issued by the Yangon International Airport on 14 December.
The domestic flight passengers are not allowed to take food onboard the plane, and the two rows of seats near the cabin crews’ seats need to keep empty. As known to all, 44 townships from Yangon Region have already been declared home stay townships. If the passengers travel by flight to non-stay-at-home townships, they need to be quarantined.
After fulfilling the quarantine rule requirements in non-stay-at-home towns, they will have to test by PCR system. If the people request to detect by RDT system, they can undergo COVID test within seven days. However, the passengers need to pay the COVID test and hotel quarantine charges. The passengers from the stay-at-home townships will travel to other stay-at-home townships by flight are not required to go through quarantine.
At present, the public health department is detecting the test for domestic flight passengers. Later, private hospitals will provide medical treatment.
The domestic flight operations, which have been suspended for COVID-19, will be resumed starting from 16 December. The international passengers’ services have been suspended in Myanmar since 31 March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
—Aye Maung
(Translated by Hay Mar)
The Global New Light Of Myanmar