Coronavirus

Coronavirus

State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi observes Covid-19 vaccinations at the Nurse Training School in Naypyitaw (Nyan Hlaing Linn / Myanmar Now)
The state counsellor warned that it was still too early to relax vigilance against the coronavirus
Published on Jan 28, 2021
Kyauktan township authorities spray disinfectant at Xin Fa textile factory on Tuesday (Photo: Kyauktan Township NLD information committee)
Police are searching for a Chinese national who disappeared after falling ill at a textile factory south of Yangon
Mar 17, 2020
JCGV was among the cinemas closed by government order on Monday. (Photo: Mung San Aung/ Myanmar Now)
Movie theatres suspended ticket sales across the country Monday after the information ministry ordered nationwide closures
Mar 16, 2020
Revellers gather in front of the Yangon Mayor's Pandal as Thingyan kicks off on April 13 in 2019 (Photo: Ministry of Information)
Deputy information minister announces “aggressive measures” to curb spread of the virus
Mar 13, 2020
Workers from closed factories protest in front of Yangon regional government offices in late February (Photo- Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now)
A 2012 unemployment scheme would have given financial support but has yet to come into effect, official says
Mar 4, 2020
Two Myanmar students (left) arrive in New Delhi with Indian Air Force officers Thursday morning (Photo: Vikram Misri on Twitter)
The pair were unable to return with a previous batch because one was ill and the other was travelling
Feb 28, 2020
Photo : Daw Moemakha
Over 1,100 have asked the Myanmar embassy for help returning home
Feb 27, 2020
About 500 truckloads of cargo are stranded in Muse at the 105 miles of trade center. (Supplied)
Government looking to drum up trade with Singapore and Laos as exports to China dry up
Feb 8, 2020
Scientists say virus may have spread from bats to humans through the threatened mammals, but others remain skeptical
Feb 8, 2020
Decision comes after Chinese passenger lands with flu-like symptoms in Yangon, WHO declares virus a ‘global health emergency’
Feb 1, 2020

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