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- July 17, 2022
Ein Soe Hpyu
Narinjara News 21 May 2020
Two returnees from Malaysia have tested positive for Corona
virus (COVID-19) in Rakhine state, according to a statement made by the
Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS).
The first person identified as patient 188, tested positive
in Thandwe Town on May 18. The second, patient 190, was identified on May 19
in Taungup,
according to the statement.
Both had returned from Malaysia by plane along with patient
182, who is from Chin state’s Htantlang Township. Amongst those who returned on
that same flight include 97 people from Rakhine. The remaining 95 people have
been ordered to enter quarantine for monitoring, the Department of Health for
Rakhine state announced today.
Rakhine state government spokesperson U Win Myint confirmed
that 97 people had returned from Malaysia with patient 182, and that these
people are in Rakhine.
“There were no travel restrictions in place when they
returned from Malaysia. The 97 people were taken by two vehicles to return to
Rakhine, as arranged by the government. One vehicle was heading to
the south of the state, the other to the north. Each vehicle carried
over 40 people. We are aware of these people’s addresses and we are
carrying out the necessary checks as quickly as possible” he said.
Both
Patient 188 from Thandwe and patient 190 from Taungup are being monitored in
their respective hospitals, according to the MOHS statement.
In townships in Rakhine state where internet services are
blocked, people are unable to access the relevant and necessary
information about the Corona virus (COVID-19), and is now increasingly a cause
for concern.
There are currently 191 confirmed cases of Corona in Myanmar,
with six deaths and 101 recoveries, according to the MOHS statement.