COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar

The COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Myanmar on 23 March 2020.[6] On 31 March, the Committee for Corona Virus 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 Myanmar.[7]

COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar
Map of the pandemic in Myanmar (as of 20 May 2020)   100–499 confirmed cases   50–99 confirmed cases   10–49 confirmed cases   1–9 confirmed cases
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Myanmar
Arrival date	23 March 2020 (4 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Confirmed cases	353[1]
Recovered	298[2]
Deaths	6[3][4][5]

Case details

The following is a summary of currently confirmed cases within Myanmar;[8]

Total Specimens Tested	People Under Investigation	Laboratory Confirmed Case	Recovered	Deaths
118,127	6,819	353	298	6
Source:mohs last updated:2 August 2020

Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Total Recovered	New Recovered	Active Cases
353	0	6		298	5	49
3 August 2020

Statistics

COVID-19 cases in Myanmar  ()      Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases Mar Mar Apr Apr May May Jun Jun Jul Jul Last 15 days Last 15 days
Date			# of cases
2020-03-23		​	2(n.a.)
2020-03-24		​	3(+1)
2020-03-25		​	3
2020-03-26		​	5(+2)
2020-03-27		​	8(+3)
2020-03-28		​	8
2020-03-29		​	10(+2)
2020-03-30		​	14(+4)
2020-03-31		​ ​	15(+1)
2020-04-01		​ ​	16(+1)
2020-04-02		​ ​	20(+4)
2020-04-03		​ ​	20
2020-04-04		​ ​	21(+1)
2020-04-05		​ ​	21
2020-04-06		​ ​	22(+1)
2020-04-07		​ ​	22
2020-04-08		​ ​ ​	22
2020-04-09		​ ​ ​	27(+5)
2020-04-10		​ ​ ​	28(+1)
2020-04-11		​ ​ ​	38(+10)
2020-04-12		​ ​ ​	41(+3)
2020-04-13		​ ​ ​	62(+21)
2020-04-14		​ ​ ​	74(+12)
2020-04-15		​ ​ ​	85(+11)
2020-04-16		​ ​ ​	85
2020-04-17		​ ​ ​	94(+9)
2020-04-18		​ ​ ​	107(+13)
2020-04-19		​ ​ ​	111(+4)
2020-04-20		​ ​ ​	119(+8)
2020-04-21		​ ​ ​	121(+2)
2020-04-22		​ ​ ​	127(+6)
2020-04-23		​ ​ ​	139(+12)
2020-04-24		​ ​ ​	144(+5)
2020-04-25		​ ​ ​	146(+2)
2020-04-26		​ ​ ​	146
2020-04-27		​ ​ ​	146
2020-04-28		​ ​ ​	150(+4)
2020-04-29		​ ​ ​	150
2020-04-30		​ ​ ​	151(+1)
2020-05-01		​ ​ ​	151
2020-05-02		​ ​ ​	151
2020-05-03		​ ​ ​	155(+4)
2020-05-04		​ ​ ​	161(+6)
2020-05-05		​ ​ ​	161
2020-05-06		​ ​ ​	162(+1)
2020-05-07		​ ​ ​	176(+14)
2020-05-08		​ ​ ​	177(+1)
2020-05-09		​ ​ ​	178(+1)
2020-05-10		​ ​ ​	180(+2)
2020-05-11		​ ​ ​	180
2020-05-12		​ ​ ​	180
2020-05-13		​ ​ ​	181(+1)
2020-05-14		​ ​ ​	181
2020-05-15		​ ​ ​	182(+1)
2020-05-16		​ ​ ​	182
2020-05-17		​ ​ ​	187(+5)
2020-05-18		​ ​ ​	191(+4)
2020-05-19		​ ​ ​	193(+2)
2020-05-20		​ ​ ​	199(+6)
2020-05-21		​ ​ ​	199
2020-05-22		​ ​ ​	201(+2)
2020-05-23		​ ​ ​	201
2020-05-24		​ ​ ​	201
2020-05-25		​ ​ ​	203(+2)
2020-05-26		​ ​ ​	206(+3)
2020-05-29		​ ​ ​	224(+18)
2020-05-30		​ ​ ​	224
2020-05-31		​ ​ ​	228(+4)
2020-06-1		​ ​ ​	228
2020-06-02		​ ​ ​	233(+5)
2020-06-03		​ ​ ​	234(+1)
2020-06-04		​ ​ ​	236(+2)
2020-06-06		​ ​ ​	240(+4)
2020-06-07		​ ​ ​	243(+3)
2020-7-23		​ ​ ​	343(+41%)
Source: MoHS

Maps

Yangon

Pyay

Places of Deaths Cases

Graphs

Overview

New confirmed cases per day in Myanmar

Recoveries cases in Myanmar

Death cases in Myanmar

Case summary

Confirmed COVID-19 cases by Township (As of 23 May 2020) () State/Region District Township Cases Gender Nationality Deaths Male Female Unknown Burmese Foreigner Unknown Yangon Region North Yangon Insein 47 21 26 46 1 Mayangone 13 6 7 13 1 Shwepyithar 3 1 2 3 Hlaingthayar 5 2 3 5 Mingalardon 3 2 1 3 Hlegu 1 1 1 West Yangon Bahan 12 6 6 9 3 Pabedan 8 4 4 8 1 Ahlon 2 1 1 2 Sanchaung 2 1 1 2 Lanmadaw 1 1 1 Kamayut 2 1 1 2 Kyauktada 2 1 1 2 Hlaing 3 3 3 Dagon 1 1 1 East Yangon South Okkalapa 17 10 7 17 North Okkalapa 3 1 2 3 1 Botataung 4 4 4 1 East Dagon 3 2 1 3 Pazundaung 2 2 2 Tamwe 7 7 7 Dawbon 2 2 2 North Dagon 4 1 3 4 Thingangyun 1 1 1 Thaketa 3 2 1 3 South Yangon Mingala Taungnyunt 3 3 3 1 Yangon Region Total 155 85 70 151 4 5 Mandalay Region Mandalay Chanmyathazi 1 1 1 Aungmyethazan 1 1 1 Pyin Oo Lwin Madaya 1 1 1 Mandalay Region Total 3 2 1 2 1 Naypyidaw Union Territory Dekkhina Zabuthiri 1 1 1 Ottara Zeyarthiri 1 1 1 Naypyidaw Union Territory Total 2 1 1 1 1 Chin State Falam Tedim 7 4 3 7 Hakha Hakha 1 1 1 Htantlang 1 1 1 Chin State Total 9 5 4 9 Bago Region Pyay Paukkhaung 4 2 2 4 1 Pyay 3 3 3 Bago Region Total 7 2 5 7 1 Shan State Kyaukme Kyaukme 1 1 1 Taunggyi Taunggyi 3 1 2 3 Monghpayak Monghpayak 1 1 1 Tachileik Tachileik 2 1 1 2 Muse Muse 1 1 1 Shan State Total 8 4 4 8 Mon State Mawlamyine Kyaikmaraw 1 1 1 Mon State Total 1 1 1 Magway Region Magway Myothit 1 1 1 Taungdwingyi 1 1 1 Magway Region Total 2 2 2 Sagaing Region Kalay Kalay 6 3 3 3 Sagaing Sagaing 1 1 1 Sagaing Region Total 7 4 3 4 Kachin State Mohnyin Mohnyin 1 1 1 Kachin State Total 1 1 1 Tanintharyi Region Myeik Tanintharyi 1 1 1 Tanintharyi Region Total 1 1 1 Kayin State Kawkareik Kawkareik 2 2 2 Kayin State Total 2 2 2 Rakhine State Thandwe Thandwe 1 1 1 Taungup 1 1 1 Rakhine State Total 2 2 2 Ayeyarwady Region Ma-ubin Pantanaw 1 1 1 Ayeyarwady Region Total 1 1 1 Total 201 112 89 0 194 7 0 6

Confirmed COVID-19 cases by gender and age (As of 23 May 2020) () Classification Cases Deaths Lethality (%) n (%) n (%) Gender Male 112 (55.72) 4 (3.57) (1.99) Female 89 (44.28) 2 (2.25) (1.99) Unknown or Awaiting Confirmation - - - - - Age 0-10 5 (2.49) 0 0 0 11-20 17 (8.46) 0 0 0 21-30 50 (24.88) 0 0 0 31-40 48 (23.88) 0 0 0 41-50 35 (17.41) 1 (2.86) (0.50) 51-60 21 (10.45) 0 0 0 61-70 17 (8.46) 2 (11.76) (1.00) 71-80 4 (1.99) 2 (50.00) (1.00) 81 or above 4 (1.99) 1 (25.00) (0.50) Unknown or Awaiting Confirmation - - - - - Total 201 6 (2.99) Confirmed COVID-19 cases by nationality (As of 23 May 2020) () Nationality Cases  Myanmar 194  France 3  United States 1   Switzerland 1  Malaysia 1  Italy 1 Total 201

Legend

     Recovered
     Deaths

Details for COVID-19 cases in Myanmar[9] (As of 20 April 2020) ()

Cases Order	Date announced	Starting Date of Hospitalization/Quarantine	Age	Gender	State/Region	Nationality	Travel History	Hospitalization/Quarantine	Status	Note
C1	23 March 2020 (11:45 PM)	21 March 2020	36	Male	Chin State	Myanmar	United States	Tedim Township Hospital	recovered
C2	23 March 2020 (11:45 PM)	23 March 2020	26	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	United Kingdom	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	recovered
C3	25 March 2020 (1:00 AM)	23 March 2020	26	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	United Kingdom	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	recovered
C4	27 March 2020 (1:45 AM)	25 March 2020	33	Male	Mandalay Region	United States	United States	Kandawnadi Hospital, Mandalay	Recovered on 9 April 2020
C5	27 March 2020 (1:45 AM)	25 March 2020	69	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	Australia and  Singapore	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	died on 31 March 2020, 0725hrs
C6	28 March 2020 (12:15 AM)	26 March 2020	29	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	United Kingdom	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	recovered
C7	28 March 2020 (12:15 AM)	26 March 2020	58	Female	Naypyitaw Union Territory	Switzerland	Switzerland	Naypyitaw (1000) Beded Hospital	Recovered on 8 April 2020
C8	28 March 2020 (12:15 AM)	26 March 2020	60	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibaegi Specialist Hospital	recovered	Tour guide for C11, C12, C13
C9	29 March 2020 (10:30 PM)	26 March 2020	44	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	Thailand	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	recovered
C10	29 March 2020 (10:30 PM)	28 March 2020	45	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	recovered	Close contact with C5
C11	29 March 2020 (7:30 PM)	28 March 2020	66	Female	Yangon Region	France	France	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	recovered	Close contact with C8
C12	29 March 2020 (7:30 PM)	28 March 2020	65	Male	Yangon Region	France	France		recovered
C13	29 March 2020 (7:30 PM)	28 March 2020	61	Female	Yangon Region	France	France
C14	29 March 2020 (7:30 PM)	28 March 2020	24	Male	Shan State	Myanmar |	Thailand	Lashio General Hospital, Shan State
C15	31 March 2020 (8:00 PM)	30 March 2020	45	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital
C16	1 April 2020 (8:00 PM)	31 March 2020	63	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	died on 8 April 2020
C17	2 April 2020 (8:00 PM)	31 March 2020	47	Male	Bago Region	Myanmar	N/A	Pyay General Hospital	died on 8 April 2020 (3:40 AM)	Family of C15
C18	2 April 2020 (8:00 PM)	31 March 2020	10	Male	Bago Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		Family of C15
C19			8	Female	Bago Region	Myanmar	N/A
C20			18	Female	Bago Region	Myanmar	N/A
C21	4 April 2020 (8:00 PM)	26 March 2020	24	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	United States  South Korea  Thailand	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	recovered on 20 April 2020
C22	6 April 2020 (8:00 PM)	5 April 2020	51	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	United States  South Korea  Thailand	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		Mother of C21
C23	9 April 2020(8:00 PM)	23 March 2020	58	Female	Chin State	Myanmar	United States	Tedim Township Public Health Department		Mother of C1, Tested after 14 days of arrival from the US
C24	10 April 2020 (3:00 AM)	8 April 2020	32	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	Singapore	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		Tested after 14 days of arrival from Singapore
C25	10 April 2020 (3:00 AM)	9 April 2020	55	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital
C26	10 April 2020 (3:00 AM)	8 April 2020	56	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital
C27	10 April 2020 (3:00 AM)	30 March 2020	24	Female	Mon State	Myanmar	Thailand	Kyaikmaraw Township Hospital		Tested after 14 days of arrival from Thailand
C28	10 April 2020 (10:15 PM)	28 March 2020	63	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		Family member of C8
C29	11 April 2020 (8:00 PM)	28 March 2020	26	Male	Shan State	Myanmar	England	Sao San Htun Hospital, Taunggyi
C30	11 April 2020 (8:00 PM)	8 April 2020	58	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		Healthcare personnel of C17
C31	11 April 2020 (8:00 PM)	25 March 2020	49	Female	Chin State	Myanmar	N/A	Tedim Township Public Hospital		Closed contact with C1
C32	12 April 2020 (2:00 AM)	28 March 2020	38	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Hlegu General Hospital
C33	12 April 2020 (2:00 AM)	10 April 2020	29	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Insein Public Hospital
C34	12 April 2020 (2:00 AM)	10 April 2020	20	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Insein Public Hospital
C35	12 April 2020 (2:00 AM)	10 April 2020	24	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Insein Public Hospital
C36	12 April 2020 (2:00 AM)	10 April 2020	34	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Insein Public Hospital
C37	12 April 2020 (2:00 AM)	10 April 2020	44	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Insein Public Hospital
C38	12 April 2020 (2:00 AM)	10 April 2020	78	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Insein Public Hospital
C39	12 April 2020 (8:00 PM)	11 April 2020	85	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Yangon General Hospital	died on 12 April 2020
C40	13 April 2020 (0:30 AM)	12 April 2020	68	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	North Okkalapa General Hospital		Family member of C8 and C28
C41	13 April 2020 (0:30 AM)	12 April 2020	38	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Insein Public Hospital		closed contact with C24, C34, C35, C36 and C37
C42	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	43	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C24 and husband of C26
C43	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	41	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C24 and husband of C26
C44	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	32	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C24 and husband of C26
C45	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	54	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C24 and husband of C26
C46	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	44	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C24 and husband of C26
C47	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	50	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C24 and husband of C26
C48	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	31	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C24 and husband of C26
C49	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	35	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C24 and husband of C26
C50	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	41	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C24 and husband of C26
C51	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	49	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C24 and husband of C26
C52	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	40	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C24 and husband of C26
C53	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	31	Male	Magway Region	Myanmar	N/A	Magway Region Hospital	Recovered on 02 May 2020
C54	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	7	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	Recovered	contact with C34, C35, C36, C37 and C41
C55	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	40	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C34, C35, C36, C37 and C41
C56	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	33	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C34, C35, C36, C37, C41, C54, C55, C56 and C57
C57	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	39	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C34, C60 and C61
C58	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	46	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C34, C35, C36, C37 and C41
C59	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	23	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C34, C35, C36, C37 and C41
C60	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	39	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C34 and C61
C61	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	38	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C34, C35, C36, C37 and C41
C62	14 April 2020 (0:15 AM)	14 April 2020	30	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C24
C63	14 April 2020 (8:00 PM)	9 April 2020	65	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C24
C64	15 April 2020 (10:30 AM)	15 April 2020	23	Male	Shan State (East)	Myanmar	N/A	Kengtung Public Hospital		contact with C34, C35, C36 and C37
C65	15 April 2020 (10:30 AM)	13 April 2020	57	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		Family member with C39
C66	15 April 2020 (10:30 AM)	13 April 2020	75	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		Family member with C39
C67	15 April 2020 (10:30 AM)	13 April 2020	27	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		Family member with C39
C68	15 April 2020 (10:30 AM)	13 April 2020	37	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		Family member with C39
C69	15 April 2020 (10:30 AM)	13 April 2020	34	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C24
C70	15 April 2020 (10:30 AM)	13 April 2020	31	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	Recovered on 02 May 2020	contact with C24
C71	15 April 2020 (10:30 AM)	13 April 2020	32	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	Recovered on 02 May 2020	Family member with C8, C28 and C40
C72	15 April 2020 (10:30 AM)	13 April 2020	27	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital		contact with C37
C73	15 April 2020 (10:30 AM)	13 April 2020	29	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	Recovered on 02 May 2020	contact with C35 and C36
C74	15 April 2020 (10:30 AM)	24 March 2020	63	Female	Sagaing Region	Myanmar	N/A	Kalay Public Hospital		contact with C1 and C23
C75	16 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	14 April 2020	35	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	Recovered on 02 May 2020
C76	16 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	16 April 2020	20	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital
C77	16 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	16 April 2020	33	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital
C78	16 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	16 April 2020	67	Male	Chin State	Myanmar	N/A	Tedim Township Public Hospital
C79	16 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	14 April 2020	43	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital
C80	16 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	16 April 2020	28	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital
C81	16 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	16 April 2020	28	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital
C82	16 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	16 April 2020	38	Female	Mandalay Region	Myanmar	Turkey	Kandawnadi Hospital, Mandalay
C83	16 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	14 April 2020	63	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	Singapore	Waibargi Specialist Hospital
C84	16 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	14 April 2020	40	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital
C85	16 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	14 April 2020	77	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital	Recovered 02 May 2020
C86	17 April 2020 (8:00 PM)	15 April 2020	78	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Insein Public Hospital		died on 18 April 2020
C87	17 April 2020 (8:00 PM)	15 April 2020	62	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Insein Public Hospital
C88	17 April 2020 (8:00 PM)	17 April 2020	47	Female	Sagaing Region	Myanmar	N/A	Kalay Public Hospital
C89	18 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	17 April 2020	50	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	North Okkalapa General Hospital
C90	18 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	16 April 2020	57	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	North Okkalapa General Hospital
C91	18 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	16 April 2020	60	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	North Okkalapa General Hospital
C92	18 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	16 April 2020	24	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	East Yangon General Hospital
C93	18 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	16 April 2020	36	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	East Yangon General Hospital
C94	18 April 2020 (10:00 AM)	16 April 2020	39	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Insein Public Hospital
C95	18 April 2020 (10:00 PM)		1.5	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	Waibargi Specialist Hospital
C96	18 April 2020 (10:00 PM)		43	Male	Shan State	Myanmar	N/A	Kengtung Public Hospital
C97	18 April 2020 (10:00 PM)		43	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
C98	18 April 2020 (10:00 PM)		20	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
C99	19 April 2020 (7:00 AM)		38	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
C100	19 April 2020 (7:00 AM)		44	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
C101	19 April 2020 (7:00 AM)		60	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
C102	19 April 2020 (7:00 AM)		42	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
C103	19 April 2020 (7:00 AM)		31	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
C104	19 April 2020 (7:00 AM)		35	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
C105	19 April 2020 (7:00 AM)		44	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
C106	19 April 2020 (7:00 AM)		26	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
C107	19 April 2020 (7:00 AM)		54	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
C108	19 April 2020 (11:15 PM)		585	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
C109	19 April 2020 (11:15 PM)		37	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital		No contact history with confirmed case
C110	19 April 2020 (11:15 PM)		63	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
C111	19 April 2020 (11:15 PM)		54	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital		No contact history with confirmed case
C112	19 April 2020		29	Female	Shan State	Myanmar	N/A	Kengtung Public Hospital
C113	19 April 2020		65	Female	Chin State	Myanmar	N/A	Tedim Township Public Hospital
C114	19 April 2020		52	Male	Sagaing Region	Myanmar	N/A	Kalay Public Hospital
C115	19 April 2020		19	Male	Sagaing Region	Myanmar	N/A	Kalay Public Hospital
C116	19 April 2020		17	Male	Sagaing Region	Myanmar	N/A	Kalay Public Hospital
C117	19 April 2020		10	Female	Sagaing Region	Myanmar	N/A	Kalay Public Hospital
C118	19 April 2020		31	Female	Bago Region	Myanmar	N/A	Pyay Public Hospital
C119	19 April 2020		31	Female	Bago Region	Myanmar	N/A	Pyay Public Hospital
C120	21 April 2020		21	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital		No contact history with confirmed case
C121	21 April 2020		21	Female	Shan State	Myanmar		Sao San Htun Hospital, Taunggyi		No contact history with confirmed case
C122	22 April 2020		28	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital		contact history with C84
C123	22 April 2020		18	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital		contact history with C108
C124	23 April 2020		45	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital		contact history with C89
C125	23 April 2020		18	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital		contact history with C110
C126	23 April 2020		47	Male	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital		contact history with C87
C127	23 April 2020		24	Female	Yangon Region	Myanmar	N/A	South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital		contact history with C94

Timeline

January

From 31 January, over 81 suspected cases were reported, in which 79 cases were tested negative. Nonetheless, still over 75 suspected cases remain under quarantine as for March.[10]

March

On 23 March, Myanmar confirmed its first and second COVID-19 cases.[11]

On 24 March, Myanmar has launched a community lockdown in one village from Chin State to control the spread of the COVID-19.[12]

On 25 March, Myanmar confirmed its third COVID-19 case.[13]

On 27 March, Ministry of Health and Sports confirmed one case in Mandalay and another in Yangon.[14]

On 28 March, Ministry of Health and Sports confirmed 3 new cases, two cases in Yangon and another in Nay Pyi Taw. 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.[15]

On 29 March, Ministry of Health and Sports confirmed two more cases in Yangon. 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. His biological specimens were also collected for a COVID-19 laboratory test and the results came back as positive on the next day.[16]

On 30 March, 4 more cases were confirmed. According to an official statement issued by Ministry of Health and Sports, four French tourists who were in close contact with the tour guide (Case-08) were put under quarantine at one of the hotels in Yangon and underwent a series of laboratory tests on 29 March 2020. 3 of them were confirmed positive on the next day (Case-11, Case-12, Case-13) and transferred to Way Bar Gi Specialist Hospital for further treatment. Case-14 is a patient in the northern Shan State. A 24-year-old Myanmar national returned from Bangkok, Thailand to Tachilek, Myanmar and stayed for two nights in Tachilek. On 28 March 2020, he suffered severe symptoms of nausea and was admitted to Kyaukme Township Hospital as a monitored patient. His analytical sample was tested and found positive. [17]

On 31 March, Ministry of Health and Sports confirmed one more case in Yangon. Case-15 is a 45 years old Burmese woman from Bahan Township, Yangon, who works at a private clinic providing healthcare to foreigners. 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. Subsequently, she was referred to West Yangon General Hospital as a suspected case and her lab test results were confirmed as positive on the next day.[18]

Humanitarian assistance

Vietnam announced it would send $50,000 to Myanmar worth supplies, including medical tests, to aid the Burmese authorities handling the outbreak, becoming the first country to do so.[19]

Government Response

January

30-Jan-2020 Myanmar President's Office on Jan-30 announced the formation of a special committee to tackle the coronavirus chaired by the Union minister for international cooperation and the minister of health and sports.

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.

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.

February

01-Feb-2020 Myanmar suspends Chinese visas on arrival in wake of coronavirus outbreak .Decision comes after Chinese passenger lands with flu-like symptoms in Yangon, WHO declares virus a ‘global health emergency’.

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.

March

10-Mar-2020 State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi advised against complacency, urging people to strictly follow the Ministry of Health and Sports' (MOHS) advice on preventing the disease.

13-Mar-2020 The President Office issued a statement March 13 which says that a COVID-19 national-level central committee for preventing and containing the virus has been set up and will be led by State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.

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.

The press statement further says that this central committee will work for prevention and containment of severe pneumonia caused by COVID-19 virus, monitoring quarantined patients and suspect cases, providing educational awareness to the public and travellers on this virus, disseminating news on this virus, prevention, monitoring and cure of this disease and supervising the work in this regard and for the importing of required medical equipment in time.

President Office issued another press statement dated March 13 which says that public events and festivals including the forthcoming Thingyan water festival which will draw huge crowds will be banned from March 13 to the end of April as this COVID-19 virus can transmit and spread easily and rapidly in such public events large crowds. The press statement further says that the period for banning such public events with large crowds may be extended as and when required.

14-Mar-2020 Myanmar has imposed new rules banning and restricting travelers from China, South Korea and parts of Europe due to the coronavirus pandemic.

19-Mar-2020 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. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that all foreign nationals with valid visas can enter Myanmar only through Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw and Mandalay international airports “in accordance with existing rules and regulations.”

21-Mar-2020 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. Likewise, all travellers including Myanmar nationals, who have passed through or visited the United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, during the past 14 days, will be subject to a 14-day facility quarantine. Diplomats accredited to Myanmar and resident UN officials, are encouraged to take a 14-day home quarantine upon arrival.

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. “There aren’t any patients in Yangon at the moment, but we have made 500 apartments available for quarantine purposes. Wai Bar Gi Hospital will only support a few patients. 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. 24-Mar-2020 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. 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 The Office of the President has ordered the country's civil servants to work on a rotational basis, with only half of them in the office at one time, as part of measures to fight COVID-19, a senior official said on March 26. 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.

28-Mar-2020 The Yangon International Airport will restrict the public's access to its terminal buildings in accordance with the Department of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Health and Sports. From Sunday (March 29) onwards, only air travelers with valid air tickets and staff on duty will be permitted to enter the airport premises, YIA said on March 28. Those seeing off or welcoming passengers will not be allowed to access the terminals.

Restaurants in Yangon have been asked to close immediately and operate take-away services only, according to a letter signed by the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) and delivered by hand to restaurant owners on March 29 morning, a day after the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in Myanmar rose to eight.

Mandalay city ordered the shutdown of 41 big markets, and Dawei city in Tanintharyi region closed its famed beaches as Myanmar's bid to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak leveled-up on March 28. U Kyaw San Myint, a member of the Mandalay City Development Committee, said the closure of 41 big markets starts on Saturday evening. 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. 29-Mar-2020 Myanmar on March 29 stopped issuing all types of visas to all foreign nationals to further strengthen measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government has also suspended visa exemptions granted to all foreign nationals on bilateral arrangements, such as those from the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, except those holding diplomatic and official passport, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 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. The suspension will be in force until further notice.

Myanmar is no longer allowing the landing of all international commercial passenger flights in all Myanmar airports to prevent the importation of COVID-19 via air travel, according to a March 29 notice from the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), with reference to a directive from the Ministry of Health and Sports. The temporary measures will be effective at 11:59pm March 30 until 11:59pm April 13. Previous landing permissions granted by the DCA will also be suspended, the statement said. However, the measures will not affect relief flights, medical evacuation flights, all-cargo flights, and special flights which received approval from the DCA. Myanmar Airways International also announced that it will no longer be able to accommodate any inbound passengers, including Myanmar citizens stranded abroad effective 11:59pm March 30 until 11:59pm April 13.

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. 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.

31-Mar-2020 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. The Committee for Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) will oversee the emergency response of the government against the disease that has spread to 177 countries. 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.

April

01-Apr-2020 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.

03-Apr-2020 State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on April 3 warned authorities will prosecute people engaged in hoarding food, as well as those who evade quarantine. The Myanmar leader said these people violate the existing regulations the government instituted in a bid to fight the deadly COVID-19 global pandemic.

Myanmar’ second most populous city, Mandalay, will stop entry and exit of all kinds of vehicles from April 7 to 21 to boost efforts to restrict travel around the region aimed at preventing COVID-19 outbreak. The city government will shut down all hotels and guesthouses for the same period, the mayor added. In addition, all shops would also be shut down from April 7 to 21, except those that sell basic commodities and medicine. 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 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.

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. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday [April 3] in a statement to foreign embassies that aside from medical equipment and supplies, the Health Ministry needs more COVID-19 test kits to boost its surveillance capacity in monitoring persons suspected of suffering from the pneumonia-like disease.

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External links

• Myanmar COVID-19 Cases Tracking Map – Tracking map for COVID-19 confirmed cases in Myanmar
• COVID-19 Myanmar Surveillance Dashboard – COVID-19 Myanmar Surveillance Dashboard
• CoronaTracker – Statistics on the coronavirus cases in Myanmar
• Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases and historical data by Johns Hopkins University