Trajectory of confirmed cases and deaths: fourth wave of COVID-19 epidemic in Myanmar

Abstract

The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has affected day-to-day life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health. Many countries performed mitigation measures to contain the disease spread and break the exponential curve. Omicron had already become a dominant variant in Myanmar and then, the fourth wave of the COVID-19 epidemic started on 28th January 2022. Myanmar performed the main community mitigation measures such as strict quarantine for the people who came back from foreign countries, expansion of testing capacity, enforcement of non-pharmaceutical interventions, and improvement of COVID-19 vaccination coverage. Although decreasing the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, Myanmar is facing the challenges such as human resource shortages in the health sector, community trust for vaccine safety, and inequitable vaccine demand. This communication intends to give insights on what should be considered as the proper mitigation measures to contain the disease spread through the community and as the challenges that occur in implementing public health and social measures.

Educational experiences of U.S. children during the 2020–2021 school year in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“…Finally, while our study is among the first to investigate beyond spring 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic is something that still continues across the world (Htun et al, 2023). Future research needs to continue to investigate children’s educational experiences during COVID-19 and longer-term outcomes.…”

Adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures among residents in selected townships, Yangon Region, Myanmar: A community-based cross-sectional study

“…The other main sources that the participants received the COVID-19-related information were health workers and social media. MOH has been reporting the daily total tests, con rmed cases, and deaths, sharing updated information on COVID-19 vaccination status occasionally, and providing advice for the public and guidelines related to precautionary measures [19,20]. In Myanmar, most of the people obtained health information about COVID-19 from social media, MOH sources, and healthcare personnel [31].…”

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which leads to the contagious disease, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19), was rst reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China and has become a pandemic without precedent after spreading quickly over the world [1,2]. The virus spreads mainly between and deaths with the main containment measures in Yangon Region and the whole country, as of 31st December 2021 is shown in Fig.…”