Q: Currently, the news is spreading like some people disguised as COVID-19 patients arrest five volunteer doctors and the security forces seized the oxygen cylinders and medicines in Dagon Myothit(North) Township. The case draws criticism among the public. Did the case really occur? Would you like to release the true information and why did they make arrests?

 A: The BBC Burmese and Myanmar Now media outlets are broadcasting that the security forces arrested the volunteer doctors and volunteers who are offering medical treatments for COVID-19 patients on the morning of 19 July in Dagon Myothit(North) Township and seized the medical supplies and oxygen cylinders including K3.2 million based on the words of leader U Chan Lay. That case did not really happen and the CDM doctors and volunteers were not arrested. We are investigating why they broadcast such fake news stories among the public. Other information also spreads such as they secretly offer medical treatments to COVID-19 patients at their homes at high service charges, and post the proper treatments for the patients so that they can cure themselves via social media. Therefore, the patients lose their lives unnecessarily.

 Q: NLD party member U Nyan Win died from COVID-19. Please confirm this news.

A: NLD party member U Nyan Win who is under medical treatment died from his underlying diseases – diabetes and hypertension at Insein prison this morning. There are 375 male and female inmates who were infected across the nation. The officials establish prison hospitals, clinics and COVID-19 positive centres at the respective prisons and offered medical treatment against COVID-19. Among them, 152 were discharged from the hospital while 208 are still under treatment. There are only six deaths until the death of U Nyan Win. We freed nine inmates, who were recovered from COVID-19 on their release date. We still provide proper medical treatments to the COVID-19 patients.

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