Flash alert – Covid-19 Pandemic: 425 More Confirmed Cases on 22 January + regulations updates
Friday 22 January, 2021
At 20:00, the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) reported 425 new cases in the last 24 hours. They were detected out of 17,699 tests, i.e. a positivity rate of 2.4%. 18 more patients died from the disease in the last 24 hours.
Since the beginning of the pandemic in Myanmar, in March 2020, 136,591 people have been contaminated by Covid-19, and 3,031 have died from it.
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Nation-wide Summary |
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New cases on 22 January |
425 |
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Hospitalized cases as of 22 January |
13,017 |
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Total cases since March |
136,591 |
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Total fatalities since March |
3,031 |
On 21 January, the MoHS released a whole set of travel conditions across the country. They have been widely criticized for their complexity and inconsistency. Those new rules make travel more complex to organize, and we strongly recommend you to prepare thoroughly your trips. We at EXERA can support you with information and logistical resources. We summarized those instructions in the following table:
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No. |
From |
To |
Covid-19 negative certificate |
Quarantine |
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1. |
Anywhere (for government officials, diplomats and UN agencies) |
Union Territory of Naypyitaw
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issued within 24 hours or 48 hours respectively |
3 days or 7 days of hotel/facility/home quarantine
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Stay-at-Home Township |
issued within 24 hours |
3 days of hotel/facility quarantine |
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Without certificate |
14 days of hotel/facility quarantine |
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Non Stay-at-Home Township |
Not mention |
3 days of hotel/facility quarantine |
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2. |
Stay-at-Home Townships/Abroad |
Ayeyarwaddy Region |
Not mention |
14 days of hotel/facility quarantine (must get tested twice during quarantine) |
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3. |
Anywhere |
Bago Region |
Issued within 72 hours |
Not specific |
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Abroad |
Not mention |
14 days of hotel/facility quarantine (must get tested twice during quarantine) |
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4. |
Anywhere |
Chin State |
Not mention |
7 days of hotel/facility quarantine (and get tested twice) |
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5. |
Anywhere (except Yangon and Mandalay Regions) |
Kachin State
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With certificate (no specific time) |
No quarantine |
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Without certificate |
14 days of Hotel/facility quarantine +7 days of home quarantine |
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Yangon and Mandalay Region (by flight) |
Issued within 36 hours |
7 days of Hotel/facility quarantine |
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Townships with Covid positive cases |
Not mention |
14 days of Hotel/facility quarantine +7 days of home quarantine |
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6. |
Townships without Covid positive cases |
Kayah State |
Not mention |
To get tested on the second day of arrival |
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7. |
Stay-at-Home townships |
Kayin State |
Regardless |
14 days of Hotel/facility quarantine +7 days of home quarantine |
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Non Stay-at-Home townships |
Issued within 72 hours |
No quarantine |
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8. |
Stay-at-Home Townships (by flights) |
Magway Region
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Issued within 36 hours |
7 days of hotel/facility quarantine (must get tested once during quarantine) |
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Non Stay-at-Home townships (by flights) |
Issued within 36 hours |
No quarantine |
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9. |
Anywhere (by flight)
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Stay-at-Home townships in Mandalay Region |
Issued within 36 hours |
No quarantine |
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Non Stay-at-Home townships in Mandalay Region (except Bagan, Pyin Oo Lwin and Mogoke) |
Issued within 36 hours |
Hotel/facility quarantine (not specific days mentioned) |
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Stay-at-Home Townships |
Bagan (Mandalay region)
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Not mention |
14 days of Hotel/facility quarantine |
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Non Stay-at-Home Townships |
Not mention |
7 days of hotel/facility quarantine (must get tested once during quarantine) |
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Stay-at-Home Townships |
Pyin Oo Lwin (Mandalay Region)
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Not mention |
14 days of Hotel/facility quarantine (must get tested once during quarantine) |
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Non Stay-at-Home Townships |
Not mention |
7 days of hotel/facility quarantine |
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Anywhere |
Mogoke (Mandalay Region) |
Not mention |
14 days of Hotel/facility quarantine (must get tested twice during quarantine) |
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10. |
Anywhere |
Mon State |
Not mention |
7 days of hotel/facility quarantine (and get tested twice) |
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11. |
Anywhere (by flight) |
Sittwe Township (Rakhine State)
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Issued within 36 hours |
No quarantine |
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Non Stay-at-Home townships |
Without certificate |
No quarantine |
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Stay-at-Home townships(by car) |
Without certificate |
7 days of hotel/facility quarantine (and get tested twice) |
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Anywhere (by flight) |
Thandwe Townshp (Rakhine State) |
Issued within 36 hours |
No quarantine |
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Stay-at-Home townships (by car) |
Regardless |
14 days of hotel/facility quarantine |
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Non Stay-at-Home townships (by car) |
Regardless |
Can leave the quarantine after tested once |
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Anywhere (for diplomats and IGOs) |
Kyaukphyu Township
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Certificate necessary (no duration mentioned) |
No mention |
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Anywhere |
Issued within 36 hours |
7 days of home quarantine or hotel quarantine (yet to decide) |
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12. |
Anywhere (by flight) |
Sagaing Region
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Not mention |
7 days of hotel quarantine |
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Non Stay-at-Home township (by car or boat) |
Not mention |
No quarantine |
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Stay-at-Home township (by car or boat) |
Not mention |
14 days of hotel quarantine |
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13. |
Anywhere |
Shan State |
Not mention |
Yet to decide (currently decide on individual basis at the arrival) |
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14. |
Stay-at-Home Townships |
Tanintharyi Region
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Issued within 36 hours |
3 days of hotel/facility quarantine (must be tested on the last day) |
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Non Stay-at-Home Townships |
Issued within 36 hours |
No quarantine |
Important Notes.
1. All travelers must possess three documents:
– recommendation letter from Ward Administration
– recommendation letter from Township Administration
– health certificate from Township Health Administration Department.
2. By anywhere, it means anywhere within Myanmar
3. The restrictions to enter Yangon Region are yet to be announced.
On another note, the MoHS announced that 1.5 million of vaccine doses arrived this afternoon from India. They will be injected to key personnel in February.
Today, the Yangon authorities announced that public spaces (parks, gardens), will reopen from 21 January onwards, but only from 05:00 hrs to 09:00 hrs, for morning exercise.
Questions or further request for information can be directed towards
Martin Michalon, Head of Risk Management, at m.michalon@exera.asia.
