Myanmar remains virus-free, health ministry assures

Topic: 

coronavirus, COVID-19

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UPDATE 1: The Health Ministry assured Saturday that Myanmar remains free of the new coronavirus or COVID-19 as three foreigners tested negative for the deadly disease that has already killed over 2900 people around the world.

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"From January 31 to February 29, health authorities have tested 43 people that showed symptoms of the disease, but all the results tested negative. The ministry said one 27-year-old male British citizen, one 32-year-old male American and one 25-year-old female Chinese citizen, were being treated at Waibagi Hospital in Yangon after showing symptoms of the disease. All three underwent testing for the virus, but the results were negative, according to the National Health Laboratory (NHL) in Yangon. Health authorities quarantined on Friday seven female university students who arrived at Yangon International Airport from Daegu city in South Korea, where there is a reported outbreak of COVID-19. Quarantined at Waibagi Hospital, officials said the students are in good health. The ministry said all the 22 people who had contact with the South Korean tourist, diagnosed with the illness upon arrival in Seoul last week, after visiting Southeast Asian countries, including Myanmar, are in good health and have not shown symptoms of the disease..."

Creator/author: 

Aung Phay Kyi Soe

Source/publisher: 

"Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)

Date of Publication: 

2020-02-29

Date of entry: 

2020-03-01

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English

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text

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