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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).

Chairman of Union Election Commission U Hla Thein took part in a virtual meeting organized by the NGO Child Rights Working Group yesterday.

Democracy and Human Rights Party Information In-Charge Daw Khin Nu presented party’s policy, stance and work programmes through radio and TV on 21 September.

United National Congress Party Vice-Chairman (1) U Htoon Win presented party’s policy, stance and work programmes through radio and TV on 21 September.

Myanmar Farmers’ Development Party Chairman U Kyaw Swar Soe presented party’s policy, stance and work programmes through radio and TV on 21 September.

The Embassy of Myanmar in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, managed to bring 126 Myanmar citizens back home by a relief flight of Myanmar Airways International. Two Myanmar citizens from Qatar, 47 from the United Arab Emirates, 48 from England, two from Bhutan, and two from Czech Republic, as well as 24 seamen from Qatar and the UAE, landed at the Yangon International Airport by the relief flight yesterday afternoon.

UNION Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Win Myat Aye, in his capacity as Secretary of the National Volunteers Steering Unit, held a virtual meeting with members of Myanmar Youth Affairs Committee (Yangon Region), charity organizations and volunteers yesterday afternoon to discuss efforts for prevention and control of COVID-19 in Yangon Region.

I WANT to report about the COVID situation in Myanmar. As all of you know, the spread of COVID infections is, especially in Yangon. That is why we have issued strict “stay at home” rules and regulations in all townships in the Yangon region except Cocogyun. It is necessary to impose such restrictions. It is known to the majority of the people that the disease is spreading. Please don’t be too afraid because the disease is spreading. However, you all need to be very vigilant.

UNION Minister for Education Dr Myo Thein Gyi participated in an online workshop on university charters and university council, jointly organized by the ministry and Germany’s DAAD yesterday afternoon.

U Kyaw Tin, Union Minister for International Cooperation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar held discussions with Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia via videoconference at 10:00 am on 21 September 2020 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nay Pyi Taw.