YANGON-Myanmar Embassy in Beijing, China, announced that two Myanmar criminals in Hubei Province, China, were infected with COVID-19.

They were charged with drug dealing and trafficking cases in Hubei, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Two Myanmar COVID-19 patients were sent to Mobile Cabin Hospital on February 27th and 28th and they are being received medical treatments.

Although the two inmates are in stable condition, they weren’t allowed to discharge from the hospital.

The Prison Department (branch) in Hubei Province is carrying out Psychological Crisis Intervention and Persuasion since the beginning of two Myanmar inmates were infected with COVID-19.

The announcement also reported that 67 Myanmar sailors were being detained for smuggling at the 18 prisons across China.

At present, Hubei Province has been in lockdown since last month, and the people are not allowed to go from one street to another.