Myanmar further extends restrictions on travelers until end of August amid pandemic

Source: Xinhua| 2021-07-30 23:03:58|Editor: huaxia
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YANGON, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's Foreign Affairs Ministry on Friday further extended the entry restrictions for all travelers to the end of August amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The entry of all travelers, the issuance of all types of visas and visa exemption services will be suspended until Aug. 31.

According to the ministry's announcement, foreign nationals, including diplomats and United Nations officials, who wish to travel to Myanmar by relief or special flights due to urgent official missions or compelling reasons, are asked to contact the Myanmar mission for possible exceptions to certain visa restrictions.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Transport and Communication also issued a further extension of the suspension period of international commercial flights till Aug. 31 in an effort to prevent imported COVID-19 cases.

Myanmar reported 5,127 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 294,460 so far, said a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports on Friday.

With 390 new deaths, the death toll was recorded at 8,942 while the number of recoveries reached 205,677.

As part of the measures to cut the chain of COVID-19 infections, the ministry has imposed a stay-at-home order in 108 townships across the country. Enditem

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