Posts Tagged ‘ H1N1 ’

15 H1N1 in Myanmar

August 9, 2009

Myanmar ministry of health, on 7 August, announced the fifteenth A/H1N1 novel influenza patient in Myanmar, according to a news report from RFA (Radio Free Asia). According to Dr. Saw Lwin, Deputy Director of Myanmar ministry of health, the 15th H1N1 influenza victim was a three year old child who got influenza from his...

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9 H1N1 in Myanmar

July 29, 2009

Myanmar health officials have confirmed the country’s ninth H1N1 patient. The last two H1N1 infected patients were coming back from abroad. One is coming back from India while the other is coming back from Malaysia. All of the H1N1 patients are doing well. Three H1N1 patients had already discharged from the hospital while six...

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Two more H1N1 in Myanmar

July 26, 2009

Myanmar (Burma) Ministry of public health has announced that there are two more confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza in Myanmar, raising the total H1N1 infection in Myanmar to six. The two new patients are 42 year old man and his three year old daughter coming back from Australia on 16 July by Thai Airway....

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4 H1N1 in Myanmar

July 18, 2009

Myanmar official media has announced that there are now four H1N1 infected patients in Myanmar. The official media announcement stressed that all of them are coming back from abroad. A 22 year old woman who came back from on July 12 from abroad by Thai Airways TG 305 was the latest patient to be...

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Myanmar’s second H1N1 Influenza

July 11, 2009

Myanmar official news television announced on 9 July of the country’s second confirmed H1N1 influenza patient. The patient is a 20 year old man, arriving from Thailand on 6 July. He did not have any signs or symptoms on the day of his arrival to Yangon International Airport. On 7 July, he became seriously...

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Latest H1N1 influenza news from Myanmar (Burma)

July 8, 2009

The first H1N1 influenza infected patient, a 13 year old girl, is recovering and is going to be discharged from the hospital within a few days, according to a report from RFA (Radio Free Asia). In an interview with Dr. Win Mying, Director General of the Department of Health of Myanmar, he said other...

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News: Face mask price rocketing in Yangon

June 29, 2009

After the announcement of the country’s first H1N1 influenza by the state media on Sunday, face mask price in Yangon suddenly increases dramatically. According to one of my friends who wrote “Face mask price skyrocketing in Yangon and even shortage. You will not find it easily as almost all clinics, hospitals and drug stors...

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First H1N1 influenza in Myanmar

June 29, 2009

Myanmar’s State media announced the country’s first swine flu case on 28 June 2009. The patient is a 13 year old school girl who came back from Singapore after a short visit. She arrived without showing signs and symptoms of influenza. Her private tutorial teacher noticed she was not well, and sent her to...

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Culture Shock – When a Myanmar do not say NO

Many a time, foreigners (especially western foreign expats working in Myanmar) will notice that things they ask from Myanmar friends are met with affirmative...

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