China News Service, September 4th. According to the WeChat official account of the Myanmar Golden Phoenix Chinese News, at 8 pm local time on the 3rd, the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar issued an epidemic monitoring bulletin showing that there were 53 new confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia that night in Myanmar. 63 new cases were announced at 8 am last morning.
So far, the total number of confirmed cases in Myanmar has reached 1,111.
According to reports, among the newly confirmed cases that night were 2 in Mon State, 1 in Mandalay, 19 in Yangon Province, 1 in Shan State, and 30 in Rakhine State.
Relevant departments confirmed that on the 3rd, a large handbag factory with more than 6,000 people in Mingladong Township, Yangon was diagnosed with a case of new coronary pneumonia, and the Health Bureau ordered the temporary closure of the factory.
Currently, 74% of confirmed cases in Myanmar are asymptomatic infections.
In response to this situation, all provinces and states across the country have issued relevant prevention and control policies.
The director of Myanmar’s Central Bureau of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Dodi Yiang, said that currently, about 22,000 people are subject to travel restrictions at travel restriction points throughout Myanmar.
To prevent the epidemic, Yangon Province has implemented a curfew policy.
In addition, all persons going to Naypyitaw, the capital of Myanmar, in addition to presenting a certificate of residence, also need to undergo a new coronavirus test. The result is negative before they can enter the city, and all expenses need to be paid by themselves.
At the same time, all buses to Nay Pyi Taw were suspended.
According to data, there are more than 20 train lines to Nay Pyi Taw through various provinces and states.