Covid-19 Update: Ministry Reports No New Covid-19 Cases At 8:00 A.M. On 16th July

Ministry of Health and Sports at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday reported no new COVID-19 case after testing 542 lab specimens as the second batch. COVID-19 cases in Myanmar have now reached 337 with 6 deaths till 8:00 Am on 16th July.

While 266 patients have recovered from the disease, 253 of them have been discharged from the hospitals and put under quarantine. Totaling 1,429 lab specimens were tested by the National Health Laboratory (NHL), Department of Medical Research (DMR), Public Health Laboratory (Mandalay), Public Health Laboratory (Mawlamyine) and No (1) 1000 bed Tatmataw Hospital from 15th  to  the morning of 16th July.

The World’s worst-hit countries are United States of America, Brazil, India, Russian Federation, Peru, Chile, Mexico, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Islamist Republic of Iran, according to the World Health Organization. Globally, as of 5:01 pm CEST, 15th July 2020, there have been over 13.1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including over 574,000 deaths, reported to WHO.