All shops at markets, including New Mingalar Market, in Mingalar Taungnyunt Township, are ordered to close temporarily except for shops selling food and medicines, said Hla Htay, MP of No.1 Mingalar Taungnyunt Constituency.
“All shops are closed except for shops selling consumer products, food and medicines. All markets in the township are closed including New Mingala, Shwe Mingalar and Mingalar Mon markets,” said Hla Htay.
Moreover Yuzana Plaza is also closed temporarily and no goods will be sold, he added.
The government is accelerating the works for prevention and control of COVID-19 virus. The township level committee held a meeting on March 30 and decided to restrict the entry of people in shopping centers in the township and to control the pandemic in related with the instructions of Ministry of Health and Sports and respective ministries by the approval from the national-level central committee of COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment and the laws in related with the danger of epidemics.
According to announcements released by Ministry of Health and Sports in related with COVID-19 cases on March 26 and 29, the authorities found two confirmed cases in the township and the authorities decided to close all shops temporarily except for shops selling rice, edible oil, salt, onion, garlic, dried goods and medicines from March 31 to April 4 and it will be extended if needed.
Yuzana Plaza will be closed from March 31 to April 18 and it will be extended if needed, announced the plaza management committee.
