Myanmar reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections

By Shoon Naing

 

A man wearing a protective face mask rides a bicycle amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

 

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar reported 77 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, the Southeast Asian nation's biggest daily rise, amid a recent resurgence of the virus after weeks without confirmed domestic transmission.

 

Last Wednesday, Myanmar also reported 70 new cases.

 

The Health Ministry did not immediately say where the 77 new cases were found. Most recent infections have been in Sittwe, the capital of conflict-torn Rakhine state, where authorities have imposed a lockdown and curfew.

 

Myanmar's outbreak has been relatively small compared with other countries in the region since it found its first case in March, with only six deaths and 733 infections reported so far.

 

(Reporting by Shoon Naing; Editing by Alex Richardson)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-08-30

 

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I guess Thailand just have to grant some more 1 year visas to migrant workers. ????????

That might just be what they need to start up the flu once again.

My nephew called us yesterday worried for us.  We live in Ratchaburi and he saw some Thai news talking about Myanmar citizens sneaking into Thailand.  Some of which have been caught and a few with covid.