7th Waxing of Nadaw 1383 ME

 10 December 2021

THE Ministry of Health hereby announced the order by exercising the authority stipulated in Sub-Section (b) of Section 21 of the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases Law.

1. The Ministry of Health has taken preventive measures against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in real-time. Therefore, the orders were issued for the people from some townships of Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states to stay at home in order to more effectively control the infection of the pandemic.

2. However, as the people from these townships exactly abide by the disciplines of preventing the COVID-19, further finding of decreasing confirmed patients within 14 days, declining of group-wise infection among the patients, the emphasis of the relevant governments, organizations and people in raising health awareness during the stay-at-home period, further finding of decreasing confirmed patients and contact persons in laboratory tests within 14 days, and active participation of township administration bodies, health staff, those from relevant departments and organizations and volunteers as well as the people in the prevention and control of the pandemic were seen.

3. Hence, the people residing in the following townships of the respective regions and states were removed from the list of stay-at-home programmes as of 4 am on 11-12-2021.

(a) Kachin State

(1) Bhamo Township

(2) Mohnyin Township

(b) Chin State

(1) Falam Township

(2) Thantlang Township

(c) Magway Region

(1) Gangaw Township

(2) Myaing Township

(d) Mon State; Bilin Township

(e) Shan State; Tachilek Township

The people must strictly abide by the disciplines related to the prevention and control of the COVID-19 issued by the Ministry of Health after removing these townships from the list of stay-at-home programmes.

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