ONLY 200 people are allowed to visit pagodas in Bagan region and U Bein Bridge daily, said Union Minister U Ohn Maung of the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism at a videoconference regarding the impact on the hotels and tourism industry held on 10 July.
Regarding the restriction of the number of visitors, we are complying with the social distancing rule which is issued by the Ministry of Health and Sports, he added.
“The pagodas in Bagan region and U Bein bridge are visited mostly by groups of family members. So, we will let each family move around with six feet away from each other. There will be further rules and regulations,” he stressed.
The travelling in compliance with the restricted number of people is being practised in Angkor Wat pagoda in Cambodia. To stimulate the activities of the tourism sector in Myanmar under the social distancing rule, we need to set up more tourism areas in Myanmar, according to the Myanmar Tourism Federation.
Although the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism is not encouraging travelling yet, around 400-500 local travellers are visiting the pagodas in Bagan region daily, according to locals from Bagan region. —Zin Yaw Aye
(Translated by Hay Mar)
