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Myanmar extends COVID-19 restrictions until end of November

Nov 02, 2022

Yangon [Myanmar], November 2: Myanmar extended its COVID-19 preventive measures until Nov. 30, the Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for COVID-19 has said in a statement.
The extension is applied to all COVID-19 restrictions that expired on Oct. 31, except the ones that will be eased, the committee said.
The statement said that the extension covers all orders, announcements, directives previously issued by respective government organizations and ministries in order to contain the pandemic.
The Southeast Asian country confirmed 81 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total tally to 631,797, official data showed on Tuesday.
The total number of deaths from COVID-19 reached 19,483 on Tuesday after one more death was reported.
Source: Xinhua

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