Covid-19 Monitoring: MoHs Issues News Release On The Covid-19 Surveillance

Ministry of Health and Sports issued a new release on the Covid-19 surveillance at 8pm Sunday. It stated that the Ministry is carrying out surveillance on the Coronavirus disease infection at the international airports, border checkpoints and hospitals, and community-based surveillance.

There have been new 45 patients who are under surveillance from 6 pm of 28th March and 6 pm of 29th March.

The laboratory results of the National Laboratory (Yangon) will be continued to publish. Out of eight patients infected with the Coronavirus confirmed by the laboratory, one patient quarantined at the Tiddim People’s Hospital, three patients at the Waibargi Specialist Hospital in Yangon, one patient at the Kantawnadi Hospital in Mandalay and one patient in Nay Pyi Taw People’s Hospital, altogether 6 are recovering from the illness.

Another two patients at the Waibargi Specialist Hospital are receiving medical treatments in isolation at the intensive care unit.