Workers at factories closed for COVID-19 inspections will receive social security benefits, according to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement.

Yangon social affairs minister U Naing Ngan Lin is in isolation after coming into contact with a student who has tested coronavirus positive after returning from the UK.

Although there are no confirmed coronavirus cases in Myanmar, all nursery schools are likely to be forced to close until late April as a precaution.