Total COVID-19 cases in Myanmar push past 300

Sub-title: 

The total number of patients infected with COVID-19 in Myanmar has exceeded 300 after the health ministry at 8pm on July 1 reported four new cases from returnees.

ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ: 

"These include a 38-year-old man, Case-300 in the ministry’s list, who lives in Hlegu township and a 24-year-old man, Case-301, from Kaya township in Yangon. They are both returnees from the United Arab Emirates and were undergoing facility quarantine at a centre in South Dagon township when they tested positive. The ministry says they did not have contact with a positive patient upon arriving in Myanmar. The other two patients are also from Yangon and they are a 28-year-old man, Case-302, from Thaketa and a 32-year-old man, Case-303, from Taikkyi. The two returned from England and did not have contact with a COVID-19 patient in Myanmar. They were also undergoing facility quarantine at a center in Hlegu Township when they tested positive. All four have been admitted to the South Okkalapa Specialist Hospital for treatment. Myanmar has so far reported 303 COVID-19 cases including six deaths and 222 recoveries. From May 16 to July 1 at 8pm, a total of 117 returnees have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the health ministry. These comprise 50 returnees from India, 23 from Thailand, 17 from Malaysia, ten from the United Arab Emirates, nine from Bangladesh, three from Qatar, two from Italy, two from England and one from China..."

Creator/author: 

Aung Phay Kyi Soe

ရင်းမြစ်: 

"Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)

Date of Publication: 

2020-07-01

Date of entry: 

2020-07-02

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  • Individual Documents

အကြောင်းအရာ/အမျိုးအစား: 

Countries: 

Myanmar

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good