Myanmar reports 21 new Covid-19 cases in single day

A man is seen riding a bicycle as a car make its way on an empty road near Sule pagoda in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, on Tuesday (April 14). Forced apart by the coronavirus pandemic, South-East Asian leaders linked up by video on Tuesday to plot a strategy to overcome a crisis that has threatened their economies and bound millions of people in their homes under lockdowns. - AP

YANGON: Myanmar reported 21 new Covid-19 (coronavirus) infection, registering the highest surge in a day, said a release from the country's Health and Sports Ministry on Tuesday (April 14).

So far, the country has reported a total of 62 Covid19 cases with four deaths in 23 days since the infectious disease was first detected in the country on March 23.