Covid-19 infections rise to 144 in Myanmar

A city hal worker is seen wearing a face mask as he walks past closed Sule pagoda and a mosque in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, on Saturday (April 25). Myanmar announced extensions of all official measures it is taking against the spread of Covid-19, including targeting June 18 as the ending date for 10pm-4am curfew in Yangon, the nation's biggest city and commercial capital. - AP

YANGON: The total number of Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections in Myanmar has risen to 144 cases, with five more confirmed cases reported on Saturday morning (April 25), according to a statement from the Ministry of Health and Sports.

Of the newly confirmed cases, three patients were reported from Yangon region while one each from Shan and Kachin states.