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State Counsellor Reports on COVID-19 Containment Measures ADDRESSING POST-COVID-19 ECONOMIC RECOVERY CHALLENGES IS EVERYONE’S CONCERN PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL 62nd Intake of DSA holds graduation MoI minister inspects MRTV (Tatkon) in parade Nay Pyi Taw PAGE-4 PAGE-4 Vol. VII, No. 233, 6th Waning of Tazaungmon 1382 ME www.gnlm.com.mm, www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Saturday, 5 December 2020 State Counsellor reports on COVID-19 containment measures s of now, COVID disease Therefore, although we are has been in our country expending money for the peo- Afor quite some time. Be- ple we had to spend money for cause of the prolonged period, unavoidable reasons not where I can understand that this has this money should be spent. caused stress for our people. The cost of providing medical However, at this time, it is im- treatment to infected persons portant for our people to un- (if the infection is not critical) derstand that it is necessary to can be used to provide vaccines take extraordinary care. At the for 300 persons. present moment, the number of The expense of medical people who have tested positive services for each critical case with the COVID disease is over is equivalent to the cost of 90,000, and it is getting near to the vaccine for 1,000 persons. the 100,000 marks. This is quite Moreover, the average quaran- significant. Therefore please tine cost for each person who note this fact carefully. In the had contact with a positive post-election period, within a case is about Ks.600,000. The period of more than one week, considerable amount of this we estimated that the infection budget expenditure could not rate would increase because be used for other issues. We the people started to gather in need to work for the economic crowds. The infection rate went recovery of the country in the up just as we had estimated. post-COVID-19, and the coun- Apart from that during the try would also need to rehabil- Tazaungdine holidays, there itate economy. If we could use had been instances of people medical treatment budgets in gathering in crowds. We will divisions, in fact, in the whole is between K25 to K50 lakhs. We don’t have the vaccines the economic recovery plan, it surely see the effect of these country. When we say a slight This is the total cost when we yet. Even if the vaccines are will benefit the country and the crowds. This is something increase, actually it is quite add up direct costs as well as available, we would have to people in the long term. which could not be avoided. considerable. In order to drive indirect costs. So please think buy in competition with oth- Everybody should consider We have said this repeatedly. home the point to our people, about this. In our country as er countries. Donations make it. We have frequently remind- Please wear masks when you I wish to quote some facts and the number of infected persons up a certain amount. Howev- ed that 65 per cent of positive go outside. Please wash your figures. We have to give med- is now over 90,000 and getting er, we would have to buy the cases do not show symptoms; hand regularly. We told people ical treatment in the case of near the 100,000 figure, you can bulk of these vaccines. When and that, they might feel well. to practice social distancing a citizen or even a foreigner imagine how much money we we have to buy where will the Most of these persons are and to stay apart from other who is visiting our country. If have spent on medical costs; money come from? It will come middle-age persons with good people at least six feet apart a person gets infected with the as we have said earlier, if we from the Union treasury. At the health conditions without as much as possible. Howev- disease, if we have to provide had to spend between K15 to present when we are providing showing any symptoms. How- er, people have not followed medical treatment, the cost K20 lakhs for a normal patient, medical treatment to COVID ever, the virus can spread to these rules and regulations. is between K15 to K20 lakhs. this is equivalent to the amount patients, all these costs are be- others. The infected persons Their compliance level has This represents the direct of money we would have to ing paid from the Union treas- might have any underlying been low. That is why we have costs as well as indirect costs. spend to provide vaccines to ury. The Union government disease and poor health con- seen a slight increase in the This is for one person. If the 300 patients when we get these gets money from the people ditions. infection rate in the states and situation gets critical, the cost vaccines. to put in the Union treasury. SEE PAGE-3 INSIDE TODAY NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL LOCAL NEWS Two-day meeting National Social FDI inflow drops We Love Yangon to on peacemaking Security Board over $800 mln construct hospital in Dagon processes concludes Meeting (1/2020) held in two months of Myothit (South) for free online this FY healthcare services PAGE-4 PAGE-5 PAGE-7 PAGE-10 5 DECEMBER 2020 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Objectives for 100th Anniversary of Motto of 100th Anniversary of National Day 2020 National Day 2020 • Rights to basic education for all school-age children • Make the Union Peace with collective • Rights to life-long learning of practical and useful subjects for socio-economics efforts of all the nationals commencing • More education investment in ethnic areas for multi-sectoral development of the Union 100th anniversary of National Day • Technological and infrastructural inputs for education development • Establishment of a Democratic Federal Union with the collective strength of all 10th Waning of Tazaungmon 1382 ME the nationals (9-12-2020) Announcement on making Table of ordered/received ballot papers Sr. Name of the Hluttaws Number of ballot papers Payment (Kyats) ballot papers, envelopes for 2020 Ordered (sheets) Received (sheets) General Election 1 Pyithu Hluttaw 44,169,344 44,169,344 An advance pay- 2 Amyotha Hluttaw 44,148,229 44,148,229 ment of K4,000 million was (4-12-2020) 3 Region/State Hluttaw 43,295,374 43,295,374 made to MoI. 1.THE Union Election Commission published the ballot papers 4 Ethnic National Hluttaw 7,718,173 7,718,173 and envelopes including advance ballot papers and envelopes Total 139,331,120 139,331,120 used in 2010 General Election, 2012 By-Elections, 2015 Gen- eral Election, and 2017/2018 By-Elections at the Ministry of Information. Table of ordered/received ballot envelopes 2. The commission also made the ballot papers and envelopes Sr. Size of the envelopes Number of Envelopes Payment including advance ballot papers and envelopes for 2020 General (Kyats) Election at MoI. Ordered (pieces) Received (pieces) 3. Ballot papers and envelopes for the elections had to be published 1 Big Envelope (10’’x7’’) 3,200,000 3,200,000 96,000,000 to be sufficient for all Hluttaws (including Ethnic National) 2 Small Envelope (7’’x5’’) 10,300,000 10,300,000 149,350,000 from all constituencies (including the places where elections could not be held). The ballot papers and envelopes ordered Total 13,500,000 13,500,000 245,350,000 and received are as follows; Union Election Commission National Literary Award winners for 2019 announced THE Ministry of Information has announced National Literary Awards, and two Genre Winners and Books Publishing Houses veteran writers for the Lifetime Award for Literary Achievement yesterday. General Knowledge (arts) Revolution of 20th Century My- Moe Thaut Pan The National Literature Award Selection Committee chose writers U Earnt anmar Poems by Dr Zaw Naing Maung (pseudonym Earnt Maung) and U Nyunt Maung (pseudonym Maung Maung General Knowledge (ap- Cancer and Myanmar foods by Shin Ma Taung Nyunt-Mandalay University) for the Lifetime Award for Literary Achievement, in plied science) Dr Hla Kyi (Nutrition Specialist) recognizing their dedicated efforts into literary works. Political Literature International Relations of My- Quality Publishing House The committee has also selected the books in the first edition and the authors anmar by Sinbyukyun Than Tun in the following list. Fictional Paper (Essay) Playing Dice with God and Es- Wun Cha Taung Genre Winners and Books Publishing Houses say collection Novel Nga-Phan-Tha-Mar by Moe Kant Kaw Wut Yee Kyaw Zin Each winner of Lifetime Award for Literary Achievements will receive K5 million Short Story Lan-Sone-Tot-Ywa by Natmauk Lin Lun Chin and K2.5 million for each author of National Literary Award respectively. Ani Cho Winners are urged to contact the Literature Award Administration and Sup- Poem Kha-Yu-Pit-Laun-Chor Hnit Kar La Myar port Committee at 01-387724 and 01-381449. They must bring two 5x8 inches colour photos and two passport-size colour photos along with a brief personal summary Sar-padetha Hnin-Taung-Tan-Ka-Pan-U-Yin Seik Kan Thar by Nyan Wai (Myittha Myay) to the committee’s office within one week of this announcement. The address of the committee is No. (529/531), Merchant Street, Sarpay Beikman Building, Yangon. Translation (Knowledge) Glimpses of World History: Au- Hnin-Siphyu st thor Jawaharlal Nehru by Boe The reward-giving ceremony will be held on 1 Waxing Day of Nadaw (at the Hlaing celebrations in honour of the The Literati Day, 15 December (Tuesday) at the cer- Translation (fiction) The Puppet Boy of Warsaw by Lin Lun Khin emony.—MNA Sein Win Sein (Translation by Aung Khin) Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards announced SARPAY Beikman under the Printing and Publishing Department of the Ministry of Information announced its awards for Serpay Beikman Manuscript Competition for 2019.
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