YANGON, Apr 30 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for COVID-19, yesterday further extended the COVID-19 preventive measures until May 31, in efforts to contain the pandemic.
The extension is applied to all orders, announcements and directives issued by related union level government organisations and ministries, according to the committee.
Yesterday, Myanmar’s health ministry reported 21 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total tally to 612,864.
A total of 10,573 lab samples were tested in the past 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate stands currently at 0.2 percent, according to the ministry.
The COVID-19 related death toll remains unchanged at 19,434, as no new deaths from the pandemic were reported in the past 24 hours.
According to the ministry’s figures, another 40 patients were discharged from hospitals yesterday, bringing the total number of recoveries to 591,794 in the country.
Myanmar detected its first COVID-19 cases in Mar, 2020.– NNN-MNA
