<span style="background-color: transparent;">Myanmar government has further extended the restrictions imposed on travellers visiting the country in order to contain the further spread of COVID-19 virus. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in an announcement said that the temporary suspension of all kinds of visas including on-arrival visa and e-visa will continue to be in place till September 30.<br />''<br />''In the meanwhile, Myanmar reported 16 new cases of Corona infections taking the total number of infected people in the country to 749 out of which 351 people have recovered and 6 died.<br />''<br />''Rakhine province in Myanmar has emerged as COVID-19 hotspot in Myanmar with a large number of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) living in camps. The Rakhine region has been put under semi lockdown condition by the government to control the spread of COVID-19 virus. Rakhine province has reported more than 205 confirmed cases of Coronavirus, mostly in the capital city Sittwe.&nbsp;<br />''</span><br />''<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">On Saturday, 90 Myanmar citizens arrived in the country from India aboard a special flight from Delhi. According to the Ministry of External Affairs of Myanmar, this was the fifth evacuation flight which brought Myanmar citizens from India after the Corona pandemic.</span><br />
News On AIR | August 30, 2020 6:05 PM
Myanmar extends COVID-19 related restrictions on entry of Foreign Nationals till Sept. 30