"Highlights: • On behalf of the United Nations, WFP organized the first two aid flights linking Yangon and Kuala Lumpur to bring in humanitarian cargo and personnel. • WFP has provided food and nutrition assistance to 12,740 people under quarantine in Kayin, Mon, Shan and Yangon, as requested by the authorities. • WFP is supporting the Government of Myanmar in distributing a cash assistance top up for pregnant and lactating women and children aged 6-23 months in internally displaced persons camps in Kachin and Shan states. Situation: • According to the Ministry of Health and Sports, there are 199 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Myanmar as of 21 May, including six fatalities. Two confirmed cases were recently reported in Rakhine State. • To curb the spread of COVID-19, the Government of Myanmar has extended restrictions including the prohibition of gatherings of five and more people, the closure of preschools and the suspension of international commercial flights until 31 May.