Myanmar Due to Begin COVID-19 Vaccinations
Administrators in Yangon conduct population surveys ahead of the COVID-19 vaccination program. / Htet Wai
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By Zaw Zaw Htwe 26 January 2021
Yangon – Myanmar will begin vaccinations against COVID-19 on Wednesday by inoculating health-care personnel, including volunteers on the coronavirus frontline, according to the Ministry of Health and Sports.
Around 750,000 people, including medics, volunteers, senior government figures, parliamentarians and some of the over-65s are due to be vaccinated within the next 10 days, according to Dr. Khin Khin Gyi, the director of the Emerging Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit.
Myanmar has more than 110,000 health-care personnel and more than 10,000 volunteers who are contributing to COVID-19 efforts.
Myanmar Mulls Home Treatment for Mild COVID-19 Cases in Yangon
Health workers administer a test for COVID-19 at the Tourist Burma Building in Yangon. / Htet Wai / The Irrawaddy
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By Zue Zue 17 December 2020
YANGON Myanmar’s Ministry of Health and Sports is weighing a plan to allow certain COVID-19 patients in Yangon to isolate at home, instead of requiring them to stay at hospitals or health centers.
The idea was raised at a meeting between Union Health Minister Dr. Myint Htwe and medical superintendents of COVID-19 centers in Yangon Region on Tuesday.
Under the proposal, the ministry would implement home isolation for asymptomatic patients without underlying health conditions. Depending on the severity of their case, age, underlying health conditions, number of family members, and space available for isolation in their houses, patients would be treated at home after their health conditions are assessed at hospitals or COVID-19 centers, according to Dr. Khin Khin Gyi, th