Yangon, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) – Statement from Myanmar’s Ministry of Health and Sports. Myanmar said it resumed its nationwide program of vaccination against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Friday (February 5).
The statement said Myanmar had started vaccinating 103,142 frontline medical staff and volunteers from Jan.27 under the first nationwide vaccination program.
People who will get the vaccine in the first group From this Friday (5 February) is the Union Minister Deputy ministers and union officials Senior government officials Elderly people over 65 who live in cities where mandatory ranks are enforced. Including former union ministers Former deputy minister, etc.
The ministry said that Myanmar had received the first 1.5 million doses of the Covishield vaccine, while another 30 million doses of the Covishield vaccine will be delivered to Myanmar soon.
The ministry has set a vaccination plan for approximately 38.35 million Myanmar nationals aged 18 and over by 2021.
Latest information of the department Myanmar said 141,104 cumulative cases of COVID-19 and 3,163 deaths as of Thursday (Feb. 4).
Myanmar reported the detection of COVID-19 cases. The first time in the country was on March 23 last year and more than 2.43 million samples have been tested to date.
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