The Department of Public Health under the Ministry of Health and Sports is taking priority over monitoring and responding to communicable diseases, especially the recent outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) which was first identified in Wuhan City of Peoples Republic of China, advising people in Myanmar to take up the following suggestions.

Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe held a meeting with health regional and state authorities in Yangon on ensuring preparations for prevention and response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and inspected the ground situation of the preparations.

No novel coronavirus patient is found in Yangon Region, although Wuhan in China is facing the outbreak of the pneumonia and the Waibagi Hospital in North Okkalapa has already prepared for real time treatments should anyone is found contacted with the virus, according to Public Health Department office of Yangon Region.

Under an arrangement of Chin State Department of Food and Drug Administration, a comprising team made an inspection at pharmacies in Hakha, Chin State this morning.

A SARS-like virus has claimed 18 lives since emerging on December 31 in a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

The township Department of Health provided pregnant women and children below two years old at its office in Shanywathit, Hpa-an District, Kayin State this morning.