YANGON, Sept 26 (NNN-MNA) – The Myanmar government will impose stay-at-home orders in more areas starting today (Saturday), said an order issued by the Ministry of Health and Sports yesterday.
To effectively curb the spread of COVID-19, 11 townships in Mandalay, Bago, Ayeyarwaddy regions and Mon state, will be put under the stay-at-home orders, as the number of infected patients with no recent travelling history and no close contact with confirmed patients has been increasing in the areas, the order said.
The government recently imposed the stay-at-home order in most areas except one township in Yangon region, after the region saw rocketing number of local transmissions, during the second wave of the outbreak, since Aug 16.
The stay-at-home orders was imposed in 10 townships of Yangon region and one in Sagaing region, where most cases were reported in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar and the government later lifted the orders after seeing no new infections.
According to the latest figures by the ministry, the number of COVID-19 cases reached 9,112, while the death toll stood at 174, last night.
2,517 patients have been discharged from hospitals, the ministry said.
COVID-19 was first detected in Myanmar on Mar 23 this year, and the first death was reported on Mar 31.– NNN-MNA
