Foreign and domestic travel ban extended until 31 October

25 September 2020
Foreign and domestic travel ban extended until 31 October
(File) A Myanmar National Airlines (MNA) aircraft parked on the tarmac as commercial flights remain temporarily suspended as part of the measures to control the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease, at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar, 10 May 2020. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA

Myanmar extended a ban on foreign visitors and domestic travel by a month to contain a record surge in coronavirus infections just weeks before the nation holds a general election, Bloomberg reported.

The temporary suspension of international flights and foreign travellers will last through Oct 31, Myanmar's Central Committee on Covid-19 announced.

The ban, first imposed from March end, was due to end on Sept 30.