Myanmar has quarantined tens of thousands of people to prevent a coronavirus outbreak from overwhelming its fragile healthcare system but public health experts and doctors say the strategy is on the brink of collapse as infections surge.
FILE PHOTO: Men construct a barricade blocking off their street to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease in Yangon, Myanmar, September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Shwe Paw Mya Tin
But the “maximum containment” strategy pursued by Myanmar since its first cases were confirmed in March could backfire if overburdened facilities put people off quarantine altogether, public health expert Kyaw San Wai told Reuters. While some other Asian countries have pursued a strict containment strategy, elsewhere only more serious cases have been treated in hospital while others isolate at home.
The number of people quarantined has more than doubled from about 19,000 in August to more than 45,000 as of Sept. 21, according to Ministry of Health data. Authorities are racing to build and requisition more facilities to accommodate the numbers. [L4N2GD1K8]Stories of facilities without electricity or water and positive patients forced to share rooms with untested people have been reported in the media. [L4N2GD1K8]
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