Last verified: Thursday, 22. October 2020 at 08:28 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 22. October 2020 at 08:28 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Myanmar We advise caution when travelling to Myanmar. We detected travel advisories from 8 sources for this specific country.
Myanmar shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Myanmar), the Advisory Index is 3.7 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: China (4), India (3.9), Bangladesh (3.8), Laos with 3.6 and Thailand with 3.3 (of 5).
There are currently 39,696 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Myanmar. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently 972 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Myanmar.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Myanmar.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Myanmar from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.5 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Chin (delstat): Undvik resor som inte är nödvändiga till södra Paletwa på grund av risken för väpnade sammandrabbningar. Kachin (delstat): Undvik resor som inte är nödvändiga, med undantag för städerna Myitkyina, Bhamo och Putao. Rakhine (delstat): Undvik resor som inte är nödvändiga med undantag för kommunerna Munaung, ...
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Myanmar.
Issued by: Finnish government
Coverage: Kachin
Info: Undvik icke nödvändiga resor
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel to certain areas
Source: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/myanmar-burma/
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Vi fraråder alle ikke-nødvendige rejser til Myanmar som følge af COVID-19. Den danske ambassade i Yangon har de seneste oplysninger om lokale restriktioner i Myanmar. Du bør altid følge de lokale myndigheders anvisninger. Du bør løbende holde dig opdateret om udviklingen i Myanmar via den danske ambassade i Yangon, de lokale myndigheder og nyhedsmedierne. ...
Source: http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/myanmar/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Myanmar.
Issued by: Danish government
Coverage: Den centrale og nordlige del af delstaten Rakhine.
Info: Meget høj sikkerhedsrisiko. Hvis du vælger at rejse, bør du søge professionel rådgivning.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
A Stay-at-Home order is in place for Rakhine State and several Yangon Townships. Further movement restrictions, including curfews and quarantines, may be introduced in other parts of the country at short notice. Follow the advice of local authorities, including compulsory wearing of masks, and monitor media closely. International commercial flights into Myanmar ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/asia/myanmar
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Myanmar. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Myanmar changed from 3.3 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Myanmar to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Myanmar changed from 3.1 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Myanmar to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Myanmar changed from 3.0 to 3.1. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Myanmar to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Myanmar changed from 2.9 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Myanmar to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Myanmar changed from 2.8 to 2.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Myanmar to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Myanmar changed from 2.4 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Myanmar with a rating of 4.0.
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Myanmar to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Myanmar changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Myanmar with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Myanmar with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Myanmar with a rating of 2.0.
The Cypriot government issued a new warning for Myanmar with a rating of 3.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Myanmar with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Myanmar with a rating of 2.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Myanmar with a rating of 3.0.
Myanmar with its capital Nay Pyi Taw is a country in Asia (South-Eastern Asia), slightly smaller than Texas (678,500 km²). The country is located Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand. The climate can be described as tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April). The landscape is central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands. With a population of about 47.76 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Nay Pyi Taw |
| Population | about 47.76 million |
| Size | 678.500 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Texas |
| Common languages | Burmese |
| Currency | Kyat (short: MMK) |
| International phone prefix | +95 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .mm |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | MM |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | MMR |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 104 |
These are problems Myanmar is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Myanmar. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Myanmar.
Export products
Import products
Myanmar is currently rated at 3,5 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 8 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Myanmar.
Visiting the country Myanmar is usually fine. The score is at 3,5 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 8 individual sources for Myanmar.
There are currently 39,696 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Myanmar. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently 972 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Myanmar.
Myanmar has a size of 678,500 km² or 261,970 mi² which is slightly smaller than Texas.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Myanmar and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
China (4.0)
India (3.9)
Bangladesh (3.8)
Laos (3.6)
Thailand (3.3)
Mali (Africa)
Macedonia (Europe)
Mongolia (Asia)
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