Singapore will send 200 oxygen concentrators to Myanmar to support the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said.The 10-litre oxygen concentrators will be channelled through the Singapore Red Cross, whic…
GENEVA – The World Health Organization warns e-cigarettes and other novel nicotine and tobacco products threaten progress in the fight against tobacco use across the globe. Many countries are making progress in adopting tobacco control measures to get …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked Pfizer and Moderna to increase the number of school-age children in their ongoing clinical trials to determine if their COVID-19 vaccines are safe for children under 12 years old.The two drug makers are c…
The number of COVID-19 infections rose to 264,527 in Myanmar, after 5,657 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports yesterday.With 297 new deaths, the overall death toll was recorded at …
Angered by doctors’ support for anti-junta protests, Myanmar’s military has arrested several doctors treating COVID-19 patients independently, colleagues and media said, as the health system struggles to cope with a record wave of infections. Since the…
A total of 3,000 tonnes of liquid oxygen from China, arrived in Myanmar’s second largest city, Mandalay, on Saturday, according to a release from the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar.The liquid oxygen, purchased by Myanmar’s public welfare organisations, wa…
The number of deaths from COVID-19 rose to 4,769 in Myanmar, after 233 new ones were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports yesterday.The number of COVID-19 infections has increased to 224,236 yest…
– Myanmar reported 6,194 new COVID-19 infections, yesterday, bringing the tally to 218,739, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry.The death toll has increased to 4,536, after 190 new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, the r…
