Fifth suspected COVID-19 case tests negative

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A fifth person suspected of having COVID-19 in Myanmar has tested negative for the illness, the Health Ministry said.

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"The Myanmar government said it has found no cases of the disease within its borders, more than two months after COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan, China. The 26-year-old Myanmar man and his wife tested negative for the disease, after he had been in close contact with a Myanmar woman who became infected with COVID-19 while working as a maid in Singapore, the ministry said. The man and his wife have been quarantined at a hospital in Kyaukpadaung township of Mandalay Region since February 26, as part of the government’s response to the threat. On Tuesday, the ministry said four people suspected of having the disease, including a 38-year-old Chinese man and a 37-year-old New Zealand man, tested negative for the virus. The test results were provided by the National Health Laboratory, which recently acquired hundreds of testing kits for the virus. COVID-19 has killed over 3000 people and infected more than 90,000 globally..."

Creator/author: 

Aung Phay Kyi Soe

Source/publisher: 

"Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)

Date of Publication: 

2020-03-05

Date of entry: 

2020-03-05

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Countries: 

Myanmar

Language: 

English

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text

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