Pandemic

Pandemic

The pangolin, a scaly anteater-like creature hunted and traded in large numbers in Myanmar to be sold in China, is believed by some to be a potential intermediary host of the novel coronavirus. (Photo: Tsai Yao-Cheng / The Reporter)
Vast majority in Myanmar now support closing wildlife markets - WWF survey 
Conservation groups calls on governments across the region to shutter controversial markets
Published on Apr 7, 2020
A man washes his hands at one of the many ad hoc washing stations set up around Yangon as Myanmar fights the spread of the new coronavirus. (Photo: Sai Zaw/ Myanmar Now)
Coronavirus cases hit double digits in Myanmar
Two men in mid-40s test positive, bringing total to 10 and local transmissions to two, though testing still lagging
Mar 30, 2020
Workers disinfect the Mandalay housing complex where a 33-year-old coronavirus patient stayed (Photo: Yan Moe Naing/ Myanmar Now)
No space to quarantine returnees from Thailand as Myanmar confirms fifth coronavirus case
Thousands of migrant workers returning from Thailand must quarantine with relatives because there isn’t space in government facilities
Mar 27, 2020
Travellers are seen at the Yangon International Airport on March 18, 2020. (Photo: Sai Zaw/ Myanmar Now)
Myanmar announces first coronavirus cases
Two people in Myanmar have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the first cases to be declared in the country
Mar 24, 2020