YANGON, Nov 25 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Ministry of Health, yesterday lifted a stay-at-home order in 28 more townships, after fewer COVID-19 cases were reported recently in the areas.
According to the ministry’s announcement, the stay-at-home order will be removed in the townships of Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Shan states, Magway and Mandalay regions starting today.
Myanmar reported 629 new COVID-19 cases with eight more deaths in the past 24 hours, the ministry’s figures said yesterday.
The number of COVID-19 infections has risen to 519,731, while its death toll has increased to 19,049 yesterday.
A total of 493,399 patients have been discharged from hospitals and over 5.4 million samples have been tested for COVID-19 so far.
As of Tuesday, over 11 million people had been fully vaccinated and over 4.7 million people have received the first jab of COVID-19 vaccines, the ministry’s data showed.– NNN-MNA
