Myanmar morning news for February 7

59 Myanmar students returned from Wuhan are in good health: Mdy mayor All 59 Myanmar students from Wuhan quarantined in Kantawnadi Hospital in Mandalay are still in good health, said Dr Ye Lwin, Mayor of […]

59 Myanmar students returned from Wuhan are in good health: Mdy mayor All 59 Myanmar students from Wuhan quarantined in Kantawnadi Hospital in Mandalay are still in good health, said Dr Ye Lwin, Mayor of […]

Two more Vietnamese tested positive for the coronavirus, raising total infections to 12 One patient is the 49-year-old mother while the other is the 16-year-old sister of the infected female worker, who is 23, in […]

First Malaysian-transmitted coronavirus case confirmed The health ministry today confirmed another two coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 14. One person is a Malaysian woman while the other is a 37-year-old […]

Immunization programme to include rotavirus and fourth diphtheria-tetanus vaccinations Today, Ministry of Health and Sports introduced the rotavirus and fourth dose of diphtheria-tetanus vaccinations into the routine immunization programme. — Reliefweb ‘Myanmar manufacturing lifted by […]

Vietnam tells Facebook, Google to remove fake news about coronavirus Vietnam officials have said they will tell Facebook and Google to take down accounts that spread false information about the novel coronavirus. — VnExpress Vietnam […]

MoF to discuss with other ministries, industries to plan economic stimulus package The Ministry of Finance (MoF) will hold discussions with several other ministries, industries and related services companies to receive input in the planning […]

Govt doubles down on internet shutdown in western Myanmar Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s government has ordered telecoms companies to reimpose an internet shutdown in parts of conflict-torn western Myanmar despite criticism by the UN, […]

Vietnam to quarantine 950 people returning from China at military camps Vietnam has assigned the military to quarantine 950 Vietnamese returning from China, where the coronavirus epidemic has killed more than 420 people, state media […]

Malaysia confirms first citizen case of novel coronavirus; man was in Singapore for meeting attended by Chinese delegates Malaysia on Tuesday (Feb 4) confirmed the country’s first citizen case of the novel coronavirus, bringing the […]

Chinese Visitor to Myanmar Tests Negative for Coronavirus, Released After Four Days of Quarantine A 56-year-old Chinese man who quarantined in Yangon on Friday on suspicion of carrying the coronavirus after arriving on a flight […]

Vietnam confirms 3 new cases of novel coronavirus, bringing total to 8 Vietnam confirmed an additional three cases of the new coronavirus, the health ministry said, bringing the country’s total to eight cases. — Channel […]

Coronavirus: Special aircraft to bring home Malaysians from Wuhan has left for China, says DPM A special aircraft sent by the Malaysian government on a mission to bring back its 141 citizens, their spouses and […]