Officials stand in front of the plane as Myanmar receives the first batch of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines from India at Yangon Airport in Yangon, Myanmar January 22, 2021. The Yangon airport has suspended international flight arrivals since the Covid-10 outbreak. Voun Dara. Myanmar has appealed for help from the international community for medical equipment and supplies as the country steps up its efforts to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak. Those who arrive without results of a COVID-19 test issued within 72 hours of travel may be subjected to a 14-day government facility quarantine. “Since there are travel restrictions, the opening is being delayed and we cannot tell when the airport will begin its operations,” U Soe Paing, the director of the Department of Aviation, told The Irrawaddy. Updated: March 8, 2021 ***Effective January 26, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older must provide a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within three calendar days of travel. Practical considerations and recommendations for religious leaders in the context of COVID-19, Interim guidance, 7 April 2020 in Myanmar language. Among the functions of the committee is to investigate the people who have contact with persons infected with the disease and to test and quarantine them as soon as possible. [4], The following is a summary of currently confirmed cases within Myanmar. The airport will improve connectivity and bring more tourists and traders. Please call for information about sample collection times. The Myanmar government evacuated 59 students stranded in the Chinese city of Wuhan as the new coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. 19-Mar-2020 Myanmar sailors stranded at sea or in countries around the world as ... a result of the COVID-19 pandemic can finally return home. [3] On 31 March, the Committee for Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19), headed by First Vice President Myint Swe and made up of members from the various union ministries, was formed by President Win Myint to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Burmese authorities are still finalizing their COVID-19 vaccination plan. Myanmar to receive second batch of COVID vaccines National News COVID-19 10 Feb 2021 Myanmar expects to receive its second batch of COVID-19 vaccines … Failure to comply with this order will warrant action under the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases Law. Myanmar's Yangon airport to stay closed to international flights ... Myanmar has recorded a total of 89,486 confirmed Covid-19 cases with 1,918 deaths as of Nov 29, 2020. We would like to inform our passengers that Myanmar National Airlines’ domestic flights and international, relief flights only, will resume as scheduled on 4 February 2021 for the convenience of the travelers during this Covid-19 pandemic period. The city government will shut down all hotels and guesthouses for the same period, the mayor added. The Yangon government on April 3 urged people to stay at home during the 10-day Thingyan Festival holiday, except those who are involved in COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment activities. “The runway, the control tower and the airport […] Diagnostic patient (Case-10), a 45-year-old Myanmar national, had a close contact with Case-05, and was placed under hospital quarantine on 28 March 2020. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions and the weather, we cannot say yet when the airport will begin full operations,” said U Shwe Thio, the state’s transport minister. Health workers in Myanmar on Wednesday became the first people in the Southeast Asian country to be vaccinated against COVID-19, five days after the first vaccines were delivered from India. [9], On 25 March, Myanmar confirmed its third COVID-19 case. Myanmar will suspend all incoming international flights for two weeks starting Monday in a bid to prevent the “importation” of Covid-19 cases. Track COVID-19 local and global coronavirus cases with active, recoveries and death rate on the map, with daily news and video. Please update this to reflect recent events or newly available information. In addition, all shops would also be shut down from April 7 to 21, except those that sell basic commodities and medicine. U.S. citizens departing Burma have noted that the Yangon International Airport has turned off the air conditioning and all shops are closed. To nurture a regional network and strengthen leadership skills among ASEAN youth, Burmese youth are invited to register and be part of YSEALI. – YES, Are there restrictions on intercity or interstate travel? a mask must be worn at all times when out of the home, 5.) To date, Myanmar has reported 140,644 total COVID-19 cases and 3,146 deaths, although testing capacity has been relatively low. 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Opening of Surbung Airport in Falam in Myanmar’s Chin State Delayed Amid COVID-19 The construction of Falam’s airport in Chin State is complete and flights can start soon, according to the state government. Myanmar on March 19 suspended entry of foreigners at its border gates as part of its measures to prevent the entry of the new coronavirus, which has afflicted nearly 220,000 people in 159 countries and territories. There have now been 299 confirmed cases, with six new cases over the weekend, all of which were imported from India and Thailand. The Yangon Region government has prepared 500 apartment units and two 300-bed hospitals for quarantine purposes, should the COVID-19 virus strike the city, according to Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein on March 21. Telephone numbers: +95 1 656732, +951 660545, +959 42427 4301. 3 Min Read. The United States Government does not plan to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to private U.S. citizens overseas. Check the CDC website for additional information and Frequently Asked Questions. Yangon Region government ethnic Karen Affairs Minister Naw Pan Thinzar Myo said that entry into Myanmar by Chinese tourists fell by about 30% after some of the Chinese flights were banned at Yangon International Airport after the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. It is located near the DHL Myanmar warehouse at the airport, which is searchable in Google Maps. The temporary measures will be effective at 11:59pm March 30 until 11:59pm April 13. Those seeing off or welcoming passengers will not be allowed to access the terminals. If a U.S. citizen is quarantined for COVID-19, the location of the quarantine will be a Burmese public hospital, Buddhist monastery, or designated hotel. Check the latest information on risk from COVID-19 for Myanmar on the TravelHealthPro website. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Civil Aviation also said that all foreign travellers will have to undergo a 14-day facility quarantine. 26-Mar-2020 Telephone numbers: 092 6019 7403 / 01 368 4323. – YES. Myanmar Post advises that it will be unable to provide outbound mail services to international destinations due to the suspension of all passenger flights at Yangon International Airport through April 30 as part of national measures to combat spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Please call at least one day in advance before visiting the clinic. As the airport construction has finished, Myanmar National Airlines will have the test flying of its ART plane this month. [5], From 31 January, over 81 suspected cases were reported, in which 79 cases were tested negative. Burmese authorities are not notifying the U.S. Embassy when a U.S. citizen is ordered into quarantine. There are no commercial flights entering Burma currently. The government is reminding business owners who wish to apply for emergency loans from a K100 billion fund set up to help deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Myanmar's economy that they must submit their applications by April 9. only one person per household allowed for grocery shopping, 3.) Travel and COVID-19. Serum Institute of India's vaccine consignment arrived at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on January 22. Previous landing permissions granted by the DCA will also be suspended, the statement said. Testing is also available at the following locations: Swab collections for PCR and antigen tests occur daily from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. with PCR results available the next day by 9:30 a.m. Antigen results are available sooner (please ask testing lab directly). Testing for international travel is normally available through the National Health Lab (NHL) (PCR tests only) in Yangon, Mandalay, and Nay Pyi Taw. The COVID-19 central committee has 22 members including the State Counsellor and other members are union cabinet ministers and permanent secretaries of the Union Government Office. Wed, 3 March 2021. All the vendors in the affected markets agreed to shut down, he said, as the second largest city in Myanmar steps up the fight against the pneumonia-like disease that has spread to 177 countries. Myanmar, Covid on ASEAN agenda. If you are a U.S. citizen and are ordered in to COVID-19-related quarantine in Burma, please call the Embassy at 01-753-6509 or email us at. YANGON (XINHUA) - Myanmar has banned the landing of all international commercial passenger flights from Monday (March 30) to April 13 to contain the spread of Covid-19.. Read more at straitstimes.com. The consignment containing COVID-19 vaccine will be dispatched to Myanmar, Seychelles and Mauritius. U Myo Tint Tun, deputy permanent secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, said the order was issued on March 25 to take effect on March 26. The virus was confirmed to have reached Myanmar on 23 March 2020. All nine were women aged 20-44 years, who had travelled through legal channels. Serum Institute of India's vaccine consignment arrived at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on January 22. Burmese authorities announced stay-at-home orders for all of Yangon Region (except for Coco Island), effective at 8:00 AM on September 21, 2020. Track COVID-19 local and global coronavirus cases with active, recoveries and death rate on the map, with daily news and video. As of March 7, Burma has confirmed 142,034 cases of COVID-19 within its borders and 3,200 deaths from the virus. YANGON, Myanmar -- Health workers in Myanmar on Wednesday became the first people in the Southeast Asian country to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Please follow host country developments and guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. The state has to mainly rely on land to engage in The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said applications for urgent diplomatic and United Nations visas should be made at Myanmar… The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 21 temporarily stopped issuing visa-on-arrival and e-visa for all countries, as part of new restrictions to foreign visitors. All nine were women aged 20-44 years, who had travelled through legal channels. 24-Mar-2020 in addition to the passenger(s), only one driver is allowed in a vehicle for the permitted activities, and 7.) In October last year, 51,791 international tourists entered the country through Yangon airport and seaports. U.S. citizens seeking to enter Burma should contact their nearest Burmese Embassy for further information on entry permissions. State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi activated her dormant Facebook account to provide people with information about the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. UNICEF Myanmar staff check cargo of PPE supplied by UNICEF at Yangon International airport, Myanmar. Telephone numbers: 01 230 3202/09 519 9122. Nine new Covid-19 cases have been found in Thailand’s northernmost Chiang Rai province linked to the 1G1-7 Hotel in the Myanmar border town of Tachileik, provincial officials said. The loans will be directed to business owners who are experiencing difficulties paying their employees in three prioritised sectors - SMEs operating under the piece-work system, travel agencies, hotels, food-production businesses, and commodity trading businesses. The press statement further says that the period for banning such public events with large crowds may be extended as and when required. We would like to inform our passengers that Myanmar National Airlines’ domestic flights and international, relief flights only, will resume as scheduled on 4 February 2021 for the convenience of the travelers during this Covid-19 pandemic period. Nine new Covid-19 cases have been found in Thailand’s northernmost Chiang Rai province linked to the 1G1-7 Hotel in the Myanmar border town of Tachileik, provincial officials said. Myanmar's Yangon airport to stay closed to international flights ... Myanmar has recorded a total of 89,486 confirmed Covid-19 cases with 1,918 deaths as of Nov 29, 2020. “There aren’t any patients in Yangon at the moment, but we have made 500 apartments available for quarantine purposes. During the quarantine period, any U.S. Embassy assistance will be subject to Burmese authorities’ approval. – YES, Is a negative COVID-19 test (PCR and/or serology) required for entry? Latest travel advice for Myanmar, including how coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting travel and entry requirements at this time as well as safety and security and local laws and customs The Yangon airport has suspended international flight arrivals since the Covid-10 outbreak. The Department of Aviation said the airport was originally set to be fully operated this month but full operations were delayed by COVID-19 restrictions. Coronavirus Myanmar starts India-made COVID jabs, but China vaccine on hold. [10], On 27 March, Ministry of Health and Sports confirmed one case in Mandalay and another in Yangon. Falam (Surbung) Airport, the only aviation access to Chin State, will not open this month due to the Covid-19 outbreak. COVID vaccine ready for dispatch to Myanmar, Seychelles, Mauritius from Mumbai airport 21 January 2021, 5:10 pm Mumbai, Jan 22 (ANI): Serum Institute of India's vaccine consignment arrived at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on January 22. 9 returnees from Myanmar among 21 Covid cases Monday published : 7 Dec 2020 at 11:39 ... (ASQ), to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, at Suvarnabhumi Airport … - AFP. He has since recovered. The rest of the COVAX provided vaccines will arrive in Cambodia at a later date. Airport staff unload cargo of PPE supplied by UNICEF at Yangon International Airport, Myanmar. U Kyaw San Myint, a member of the Mandalay City Development Committee, said the closure of 41 big markets starts on Saturday evening. Coronavirus travel health. only two people per household allowed for medical treatment, 4.) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Wednesday (March 4) that the Government has contributed 3,000 diagnostic tests and two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines to test for Covid … - AFP. 01-Feb-2020 The Myanmar leader said these people violate the existing regulations the government instituted in a bid to fight the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Myanmar, Map of the pandemic in Myanmar (as of 24 December 2020). The announcement was made public on the same day that the first foreign visitor to Myanmar suspected of carrying the virus, a Chinese passenger on a flight from Guangzhou, was identified at Yangon International Airport and taken to a hospital in the city for further observation. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), 4 April 2020 A total of 125 Myanmar nationals were transported home via a relief flight from Korea’s Incheon International Airport on January 24. On March 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of State authorized the departure from any diplomatic or consular post, including U.S. Embassy Rangoon, of U.S. personnel and family members who have been medically determined to be at a higher risk of a poor outcome if exposed to COVID-19. If you are quarantined in a hotel, you will be charged for all hotel fees. On March 19, 2020, Burmese authorities announced the temporary suspension of entry and exit of foreign nationals through land borders. Previously, the country had mostly avoided the worst of COVID-19 compared to … ***Effective January 26, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older must provide a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within three calendar days of travel. Some domestic flights resumed on December 16, 2020. COVID-19 CASES Number of COVID-19 cases on the date of the GHRP: 3 The Yangon regional government committee on COVID-19 instructed officials of the 45 townships in the region to tell their constituents not to go outside from April 10 to 19, except when buying food and medicines. The government on March 24 announced that all foreign nationals arriving in Myanmar must present a medical certificate showing they had no acute respiratory illness (fever, cough or shortness of breath) before boarding their flight. All foreign nationals, including U.S. citizens, must first self-quarantine in their countries of origin for seven days, quarantine in a government facility or designated hotel upon arriving for another 14 days, and then self-quarantine at home for seven days. – NO, Are U.S. citizens permitted to enter? Yangon airport extends flight ban over COVID-19 until end of month According to the notice from the Ministry of Health and Sports and Department of Civil Aviation, the landing of all international commercial passenger flights had been suspended temporarily at Yangon International Airport from 30 … Extension of Effective Period of Temporary Measures to Prevent Importation of COVID-19 to Myanmar Through Air Travel (Updated on 11 Apr 2020) Immediate Notice: Landing at Yangon International Airport will not be allowed for All International … As the airport construction has finished, Myanmar National Airlines will have the test flying of its ART plane this month. Other exceptions to the visa suspension are those diplomats accredited to Myanmar, United Nations officials resident in Myanmar and crew of ships and aircraft operating to and from Myanmar, the statement said. Swab collections for PCR and antigen tests occur daily from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. with PCR results available the next day by 9:30 a.m. Antigen results are … On July 30, 2020, Burmese authorities updated implemented enhanced screening and quarantine measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19, to include the following: All foreign nationals, including U.S. citizens and all diplomats and U.N. officials, are required to present laboratory evidence of absence of COVID-19 infection issued no more than 72 hours prior to the date of travel before boarding any airline destined to Burma. 21-Mar-2020 10-Mar-2020 13-Mar-2020 Among these 3 new cases, one was a 60 years old woman with no recent history of travel to overseas and it was recorded as the first locally transmitted case in Myanmar. Burmese authorities are actively enforcing rules regarding social distancing, curfews, movement restrictions, mask mandates, etc. YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar on Friday received 1.5 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine supplied by India to inoculate 750,000 people, the … The military regime has instituted a ban on gatherings of five or more people, and a nationwide curfew from 8:00 P.M. until 4:00 A.M. that supersedes previous COVID-19 policies. She started having the symptoms of fever, sore throat, and coughing on 27 March 2020 and sought medical attention at the Department of Public Health in Bahan on 30 March 2020. We are preparing two 300-bed hospitals to help quarantine those with the virus, in coordination with the Yangon General Hospital,” he said at a COVID-19 donation ceremony. The decision comes after a Chinese passenger lands with flu-like symptoms in Yangon, and WHO declares the virus a ‘global health emergency’. People arriving in a town—such as migrant workers returning home—had to quarantine at their local centre for 21 days. [8], On 24 March, Myanmar has launched a community lockdown in one village from Chin State to control the spread of the COVID-19. This is a list of airports in Burma (Myanmar), grouped by type and sorted by location.. Burma, officially the Union of Burma (now The Republic of the Union of Myanmar), has 25 operating airports with commercial flights. “Landing at any airport in Myanmar will not be allowed for all international commercial passenger flights,” the Department of Civil Aviation said in a statement Sunday. 14-Mar-2020 [14], On 31 March, Ministry of Health and Sports confirmed one more case in Yangon. The cost for PCR tests is $261 USD (includes doctor consultation, Fit to Fly certificate, sample collection fees, lab test) or at-home sample collection is available for $413 USD (includes doctor consultation, Fit to Fly certificate, sample collection fees, transportation fees, lab test). [11], On 28 March, Ministry of Health and Sports confirmed 3 new cases, two cases in Yangon and another in Nay Pyi Taw. President U Win Myint on Tuesday formed an inter-ministerial committee to coordinate response against the rising COVID-19 cases in the country, which has infected 15 people, including one who died from the deadly disease. When the first case of COVID-19 was discovered in Myanmar in late March, quarantine centres were set up in sites around the country. YANGON-Government extends suspension on operation of international flights at the Yangon International Airport until August 31st aiming to prevent and control the COVID … Arriving foreign nationals must present evidence of the required pre-arrival self-quarantine. Travel restrictions and mandatory public health measures are in force in most parts of Burma. Coronavirus Myanmar starts India-made COVID jabs, but China vaccine on hold. The U.S. Embassy does not have clarification on what documentation the government will accept as evidence of the various requirements, such as the pre-arrival self-quarantine. ... AstraZeneca jabs touch down in Phnom Penh airport. ‘You need to be brave’ In February it quickly became apparent that the Ministry of Health and Sports did not have enough people to undertake this technical role, so WHO hired three people willing to run the risks associated with hospital work, including Ms. Mon Yee. The Central Committee to Prevent, Control and Treat the 2019 Novel Coronavirus was formed one day after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak to be a global health emergency. advance approval from the respective ward administration is needed for anything that falls outside of these permitted activities. A total of 443 foreigners entered Myanmar through Yangon International Airport via Covid-19-related special flights in October this year. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), 4 April 2020 in Myanmar language. YANGON — Myanmar on Friday received 1.5 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine supplied by India to inoculate 750,000 people, the first vaccine batch delivered to the Southeast Asian country as it fights one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the region. The U.S. Embassy in Burma is conducting routine and emergency American Citizen Services (ACS) at normal capacity.