About 66 relief flights passengers from Jordan and India tested COVID-19 positive and they are placed under strict quarantine according to the Ministry of Health and Sports.
On January 3 and 4, Myanmar reported 590 new cases. Among the January 3 COVID-19 positive patients, 63 living in Kamaryut Township came back from Jordan while 2 from Ahlone Township and 1 from Kawthaung arrived back from India.
“Our Yangon Region has followed the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Sports and we are now very worried about a new mutation of COVID-19. The Minister for Health also urges us from the Yangon Region to be aware of the third wave and not to fall under it. Since the mutated virus has now spread to some western and Asian countries, and the infection rate is very high, we have to pay special attention to the virus. Public have to follow preventive measures such as wear masks and face shields, wash hands and abide by social distancing rules. By following these rules, we can protect our country from COVID third wave,” said Dr. Tun Myint from Yangon Region Department of Public Health.
Those coming with relief flights whether they are coming from the UK, USA, Japan, Korea or India have to go under quarantine, he added.
