COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar

The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in Myanmar since March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic , which took place in December 2019 in China originated. The pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic.

course

On March 23, 2020, the first two COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Myanmar. In the WHO situation reports, these two cases first appeared on March 24, 2020.

There were 15 infected on April 1, 100 on April 17 and 200 on May 21. There were six deaths as of May 25, 2020. On July 4, 306 people were known to be infected.

statistics

The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar as follows:

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Myanmar
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

New infections in Myanmar
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Myanmar
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Myanmar
(April 16 to August 16, 2020) according to WHO data

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Since August 17, 2020, the WHO reports have only been published weekly, but contain additional information (around cases per million inhabitants). The last daily WHO report ( No. 209 , pdf) was published on August 16, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).

Web links

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• World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports on the website www.who.int (English)
• Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. (English)
• Website World of Meters : real-time data of the Corona virus pandemic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
2. ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
3. ↑ hermesauto: Myanmar confirms first two coronavirus cases ( en ) March 24, 2020.
4. ↑ World Health Organization: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report . March 24, 2020. Online at www.who.int. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on May 11, 2020 . 
6. ↑ https://www.vaticannews.va/de/welt/news/2020-07/myanmar-burma-corona-mathiou-missionar-itv-kirche-hilfe-krieg.html