A student receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, June 10, 2022. Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday. (Xinhua/U Aung)
YANGON, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday.
In the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw, 109,682 school children aged 5 to 12 from 842 schools will be vaccinated against COVID-19, it said.
Myanmar has recorded 613,415 COVID-19 cases and 19,434 COVID-19 related deaths since the start of the pandemic.
According to official figures, the total number of patients who recovered from COVID-19 in the country has reached 592,394 on Thursday.
Myanmar detected its first COVID-19 cases in March 2020. ■
A student receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, June 10, 2022. Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday. (Xinhua/U Aung)
Students rest after receiving COVID-19 vaccines at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, June 10, 2022. Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday. (Xinhua/U Aung)
A student receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, June 10, 2022. Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday. (Xinhua/U Aung)
A health worker prepares a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, June 10, 2022. Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday. (Xinhua/U Aung)
Students rest after receiving COVID-19 vaccines at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, June 10, 2022. Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday. (Xinhua/U Aung)
