YANGON, Jan 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications, yesterday, further extended the suspension of international commercial flights, until the end of Jan, 2022.
The extension was made as an effort to continue curbing the spread of COVID-19 through air travel, the ministry’s announcement said.
The Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for COVID-19, also issued an order of extending the period for COVID-19 preventive measures until Jan 31, 2022.
The extension will be applied to all orders, announcements, directives previously issued by the respective union level government organisations and ministries, in order to contain the spread of the viral disease, the announcement said.
According to a release from the Ministry of Health yesterday, Myanmar reported 189 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 530,834, so far.
With three new deaths, the death toll has increased to 19,268 yesterday.
A total of 508,232 patients have been discharged from hospitals, so far.
Myanmar detected its first two COVID-19 positive cases on Mar 23, 2020.– NNN-MNA
