OPEN GENEROUS MIND FOR ALL WITH PARDON AND FORGIVENESS PAGE-8 (OPINION) Vol. VIII, No. 126, 1st Waning of Wagaung 1383 ME www.gnlm.com.mm Monday, 23 August 2021 Republic of the Union of Myanmar Five-Point Ministry of Health Order No 332/2021 Road Map of the State Fullmoon of Wagaung 1383 ME Administration Council 22 August 2021 1. The Union Election Commission will be reconstituted THE Ministry of Health hereby announced the order by exercising the authority stipulated in and its mandated tasks, including the scrutiny of Sub-Section (b) of Section 21 of the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases Law. voter lists, shall be implemented in accordance with 1. The Ministry of Health has taken preventive measures against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COV- the law. 2. Effective measures will be taken with added ID-19) in real-time. Therefore, people from some townships of Nay Pyi Taw, Union Territory Area momentum to prevent and manage the COVID-19 and Taninthayi Region need to stay at home due to the number of confirmed patients on the rise pandemic. in these townships. 3. Actions will be taken to ensure the speedy recovery 2. Hence, the people residing in the following townships in Nay Pyi Taw, Union Territory Area and of businesses from the impact of COVID-19. Taninthayi Region are involved in the Stay-at-Home programme. 4. Emphasis will be placed on achieving enduring peace (a) Nay Pyi Taw, Union Territory Area for the entire nation in line with the agreements set (1) Tatkon Township out in the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement. (b) Taninthayi Region 5. Upon accomplishing the provisions of the state of (1) Dawei Township emergency, free and fair multiparty democratic (2) Myeik Township elections will be held in line with the 2008 Constitution, 3. The people inclusive of the Stay-at-Home programme of the township need to abide by the and further work will be undertaken to hand over State duties to the winning party in accordance with following disciplines:- SEE PAGE-2 democratic standards. Yangon receives medical equipment, accessories donated by PLA, Myanmar Embassy, military attaché office in Beijing THE Air China flight carry- Carrimycin tablets and ing medical equipment and 100,000 masks by the Myan- accessories donated by the mar Embassy in Beijing. Chinese People’s Liberation These medical supplies Army (PLA), Myanmar Em- were transported from the bassy and military attaché Yangon International Airport office in Beijing arrived at to the medical storage depot the Yangon International Air- in Dagon Township and the port yesterday. central vaccine store depot Colonel Zaw Myo Han of the Public Health Depart- of local military hospital in ment on Mindhamma Road in Dagon Township and officials Mayangon Township.—MNA of the Ministry of Health ac- cepted the donations. Photo shows medical The PLA donated 400,000 equipment and accessories SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (Vero donated by People’s Cell) and 403,200 hypodermic Liberation Army of China needles while the Myanmar and Myanmar Embassy and military attaché office (Army, Military Attache office in Navy, Air) in Beijing present- Beijing are unloaded from ed 16 oxygen concentrators, Air China flight. 240 PPE suits and 103,500 masks in addition to 72,000 INSIDE TODAY NATIONAL NATIONAL LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESS MoHA Sagaing Region Chief Agro exports Rubber Salt market expect Union Minister Minister inspects surge to US$ 4.2 bln export exceeds to rise in post-salt inspects Bago development projects during Oct-July $344.9 mln in season, but salt price prison in Myinmu period eight months in Mon State steady PAGE-3 PAGE-4 PAGE-5 PAGE-5 PAGE-5 23 AUGUST 2021 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR State Administration Council Press Release Re-invitation to Myanmar citizens who reside in various regions for many reasons 1. Some student youths, State service personnel and citizens, with worries, have evaded to areas of EAOs and foreign countries due to the incitements and intimidation of NLD members, extremist followers, unlawful associations and terrorist groups such as CRPH and NUG, stimulation of CDM, and persons and organizations at home and abroad not wishing to restore peace and stability of the State since Tatmadaw assumed the State responsibilities on 1 February 2021. 2. They are further worried about the dictatorship statement and speeches of unlawful association and terrorist group CRPH and NUG, and some relevant persons. As they face no security guarantee and difficulties in socio-economic life in those areas, they wish to return to their native lands. 3. The State Administration Council will specifically ease restrictions for service personnel, intellectuals and intelligentsia, and persons from various arenas and citizens who, with worries, absconded from the country except for persons who committed murders, robberies, setting fires, mine explosions and intentional attacks on security troops, those who crowded to attack public service personnel and some people, those who destroyed government and private-owned buildings and those who are highly involved in the CDM activities by providing monetary assistance and other means. 4. As those who evade their native areas are also citizens, the State Administration Council will arrange their returns from the evaded areas to various parts of Myanmar. 5. As such, the information was released that if those who evaded to various areas, except for persons who committed any kinds of crime, wish to return to their native lands in Myanmar of their own accord due to multiple worries, the citizens abroad can contact nearby ward, village, township and district administration bodies and relevant embassies, military attaché offices and consulates in accord with the easing restrictions under the law. Information Team State Administration Council The State Administration Council will specifically ease restrictions for service personnel, intellectuals and intelligentsia, and persons from various are- nas and citizens who, with worries, absconded from the country except for persons who committed murders, robberies, setting fires, mine explosions and intentional attacks on security troops, those who crowded to attack public service personnel and some people, those who destroyed government and private-owned buildings and those who are highly involved in the CDM activities by providing monetary assistance and other means. Republic of the Union of Myanmar Public Notification on Ministry of Health Counterfeit COVID-19 vaccine Order No 332/2021 Fullmoon of Wagaung 1383 ME 1. The Ministry of Health is releasing public notifications in a timely manner, exercising its authority under the 22 August 2021 National Drug Law, to ensure that the public has access to high-quality, safe and effective medicines as well as to FROM PAGE-1 (a) Reside at their homes only register them systematically. (1) except for service personnel serving at government department; 2. Amid the current COVID-19 outbreak, the Government is (2) except for those serving at private firms such as banks and monetary services, filling sta- administering the vaccines against the COVID-19 disease, tions, foodstuffs and livestock and fishery, cold storage, medicine and medical equipment which were both purchased and donated, according to the production and distribution, purified water production and sales, factories of manufacturing national priority programme. On 12-8-2021, the public was daily personal goods and related industries; informed the guidelines to comply with if private pharma- (3) those in the airline industry who provide services in relief flights/cargo flights and charter ceutical companies, social organizations, private companies flights, ground services, aircraft refuelling, import/export of goods by air, international import the effective and safe COVID-19 vaccines that are freight forwarder companies, companies and agencies that provide customs services, aircraft food production and export and aircraft maintenance; planted internationally. The public was also notified that (4) except for staff from private ports, shipping agencies offices, international freight for- the counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines are being sold online warder companies, customer service companies and agencies, container truck services, or by other means. port export and import cargo trucks and watercraft, inland container depot and dry ports; 3. On 16-8-2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued (5) except for staff from communication service providers such as post services, line phones Medical Product Alert No.5/2021: Falsified COVISHIELD and mobile phone communication services, internet services (exclusive of sales of tele- Vaccine, notifying that counterfeit vaccines are being man- phone and data at shops), tower and fibre maintenance services; ufactured and sold in Southeast Asian countries, India and (b) relevant region and state governments to issue necessary orders and directives and super- vision for prevention of COVID-19 infection at CMP factories and workshops; Africa. Myanmar was also notified regarding the counterfeit (c) organizations and companies to perform their works from homes; COVID-19 vaccines. (d) one person from each house to go out shopping; 4. The counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines are being counterfeited (e) only two persons per house to go to hospitals and clinics; and sold under the COVISHIELD brand, and include (f) wear masks if they go outside the houses; (a) a 5ml bottle sufficient for ten doses, (g) allow ferries and registered vehicles only to transport returnees from workplaces to pass (b) a 2ml bottle containing four doses of vaccine the wards; 5. Therefore, if private clinics, hospitals and the people are (h) allow one person only in addition to the driver in a vehicle for shopping in the ward and two found to be importing and distributing counterfeit COVID-19 persons except for the driver to go to hospitals or clinics; (i) abide by the standard operating procedures (SOP) for trucks to ensure smooth flow of com- vaccines, they will by severely punished in accordance with modities in the township; the existing laws.