Shops closed and parents rushed to schools to pick up their children, following rumours that a curfew had been imposed banning public members from leaving home after 2 p.m. in the town of Sagaing on Monday.

Myanmar Agriculture Department has distributed good agricultural practice (GAP) application forms to farmers in Shan State, Mandalay, Sagaing, Nay Pyi Taw and Yangon regions.