Chinshwehaw, 10 June
Quarantine centers have been set up in Chinshwehaw Town to keep people returning from China in order to contain the spread of coronavirus. 209 people were allowed to go home after being placed in 21-day quarantine on 9 June.
Chairman of the township COVID-19 control and prevention committee Town Administrator U Thet Oo Paing and secretary of the committee Dr. Thiha presented the returnees with certificates that recognizes they have been kept under 21-day quarantine in Chinshwehaw Town before their departure for homes. The returnees will also be put under one-week home quarantine when they arrive in their native towns and villages.
209 returnees –98 men and 11 women—include 11 people from Mandalay Region, 60 from Sagaing Region, 55 from Bago Region, 42 from Magway Region, five from Ayeyawady Region, 32 from Shan State and two each from Kachin and Rakhine States.
So far, a total of 10,245 people coming back from China have been sent to their homes through Chinshwehaw border checkpoint.
Zin Zin (IPRD)
Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe
