Stay-at-home Order: Kalay Township Imposed Stay-at-home Order

The Ministry of Health and Sports is exercising the rights in Article 21-(b) of the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases Law to issue this order dated 2nd June, 2021, signed by the minister of the ministry of health and sports.

The Ministry of Health and Sports is continuously working on prevention measures against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and amid the discovery of new positive cases in Kalay Township, Sagaing Region and the rapid increase of cases in a short amount of time, stay-at-home measures are necessary for the people in that Township. Thus, all citizens in Kalay Township, Sagaing Region are included in the stay-at-home programme.

This being the case, all people in that township are to adhere to the following rules: (a) only to stay at home (not including those who go outside to serve at the government departments, company, factory and workshop). (b) Only one person per household can go outside to purchase essentials. (c) Only two persons per household may go outside for hospital or clinical visits. (d) Always wear facemasks/masks when going outside. (e) Allow only vehicles transporting working people and permitted vehicles may pass over townships. (f) Within the ward, only the driver and one other person are permitted to go shopping and only the driver and two other persons are permitted to go to the hospital / clinic.

If the number of people exceed the limitations mentioned in Paragraph 3-(b, (c) and (f), or for any other emergency reasons, prior notice should be given to the relevant ward administrators and they in turn must only permit the people going from and returning to the wards and not allow people from outside the wards to enter or other people within the wards to leave. Failure to comply with this order will have action taken in accordance with the existing laws. This order takes effect as of 4am on 3-6-2021.