"Myanmar on Thursday announced the extension of effective period of COVID-19 related orders, announcements and directives issued by respective ministries till May 30 to contain the spread of the virus. The extension will be applied to Myanmar government's temporary entry restrictions for visitors from all countries, the suspension of all types of visas, stay-home period, the restriction of organizing public events, the restriction of mass gatherings with five or more people, nighttime curfews and the restriction on operation of all international air services at Yangon International Airport. The effective period was first set to expire on April 30 and it was once extended to May 15. Yangon region's COVID-19 Control and Emergency Response Committee has also informed all the district administration departments about the extension, U Naing Ngan Lin, Yangon region's social affairs minister told Xinhua. "The main reason is to avoid mass gatherings. That's why the extension is needed in order to keep under control the spread of COVID-19," he said. He said the extension of effective period doesn't apply on the notification issued by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population on May 3, which includes relaxation of allowing the essential businesses and public services to continue their operations while factories and workshops are to be prepared in accordance with the directives issued by the Health and Sports Ministry..."