Myanmar quarantines 22 people with contact to COVID19-positive Korean

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Myanmar has ordered home quarantine for 22 people who had contact with a South Korean woman tested positive for COVID-19 in Seoul shortly after returning from a trip to Southeast Asian countries, including Myanmar, the Health Ministry said.

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"It said that so far the 22 people who had contact with the 34-year-old South Korean woman have not shown symptoms of the disease. The South Korean, who is now in Seoul, visited Myanmar for five days from February 13 to 17. It was not yet determined where she contracted the disease. Prior to visiting Yangon, the South Korean woman, from Gyeongnam Region, visited Malaysia. She also went to Vietnam before returning to Seoul on Sunday, where she was diagnosed positive of the disease, according to a report of Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention sent to the Myanmar Health Ministry. The Myanmar Health Ministry has not yet reported any case of COVID-19 infection in the country since the outbreak was first reported on December 31. Dr Khin Khin Gyi, deputy director of Contagious Disease Prevention and Eradication for the Department of Public Health, said all the 22 quarantined people are in good health. "They have no sign of fever, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. They are all in good health condition," she told The Myanmar Times on Tuesday.The Yangon Health Department is closely monitoring the 22 people and was instructed to inform higher authorities if any of them develop fever, cough, sneezing and shortness of breath. The 22 were told to wash hands frequently with soap and water, to cover their mouth when they cough or and sneeze with disposable tissues or clothing..."

Creator/author: 

Aung Phay Kyi Soe

Source/publisher: 

"Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)

Date of Publication: 

2020-02-25

Date of entry: 

2020-02-26

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  • Individual Documents

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Myanmar, China, Korea

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English

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text

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