YANGON – Myanmar’s Foreign Ministry, yesterday announced further extension of entry restrictions for travellers, until end of Dec, to curb the spread of COVID-19.

According to the announcement, the issuance of all types of visas and visa exemptions services, will also be suspended until Dec 31.

The extension will be applied to all orders, announcements, and directives previously issued by the respective union level government organisations and ministries, the committee said, in the statement.

According to a release from the Ministry of Health, yesterday, Myanmar reported 471 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 522,402.

The death toll increased to 19,104 yesterday, after seven more deaths were reported, the release said.

A total of 497,249 recovered patients have been discharged from hospitals, as of yesterday.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK