MYAUNGMYA-With the aim to take precaution against COVID-19, Ayeyawady Region Government will be spending Ks 100 million on medical equipment such as respirators and protective suites, according to the meeting about precaution against COVID-19 organized by Regional Government on March 16th.

The cash will be collected through the fund of Ayeyawady Region Government and cash donations and it will be handed over to the Regional Health Department.

“Although Myanmar has no found COVID-19 patient, we continue to keep the result. If the suspect patient will arrive in the hospital, he or she must be isolated. Meanwhile, we became a burden to the suspect patient. The doctor will be curing the patient after wearing the protective suit and then a doctor is going to destroy the protective suit. So, we need enough of budget aiming to buy respirators and protective suits. We think not only Pathein District but also other districts should prepare for COVID-19. So, we will spend a lot of money on buying medical supplies,” said Kyaw Myint, Municipal Affairs Minister of Ayeyawady Region Government.

There are five 200-bed district-level hospitals in Ayeyawady Region. In Pathein District, there is a 500-bed hospital.

If COVID-19 suspect patient will be found in Ayeyawady Region, an isolation ward is being prepared for the suspect patient at the Pathein District Hospital.