[Breaking] First Korean COVID-19 Case Confirmed in Myanmar
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] According to the South Korean Embassy in Myanmar on the 8th, a Korean national identified as A, who had been quarantined since the 3rd, tested positive for COVID-19 on the 6th. A is the first Korean confirmed case in Myanmar.
A is reported to have been quarantined and tested for COVID-19 after learning that a fellow passenger on the same flight, which A took following a business trip to Mandalay in mid-last month, was confirmed positive.
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Meanwhile, COVID-19 has been rapidly resurging in Myanmar since the 16th of last month.
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