Commuters wearing face masks use mobile phones as they wait for trains at Yangon Central Railway Station in Yangon, Myanmar, July 5, 2020. Seven new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Myanmar, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 313 as of Saturday, according to latest figures released by the Health and Sports Ministry. (Xinhua/U Aung)
YANGON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Seven new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Myanmar, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 313 as of Saturday, according to latest figures released by the Health and Sports Ministry.
The newly confirmed cases were returnees who are under facility quarantine in Yangon region after their recent arrivals from India, Bangladesh, Laos, Thailand and Singapore, the ministry's release said.
As of Saturday, a total of 81,977 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the country and 240 patients have recovered.
Myanmar reported its first two cases of COVID-19 on March 23 with six deaths so far. Enditem
