Myanmar's Ministry of Health on Tuesday issued an order to increase the maximum size of public gatherings from 200 people to 400.

The ministry said the maximum ceiling of 400 people is to be allowed at public gatherings starting from March 16 excluding unpermitted ones as COVID-19 cases and death toll has significantly declined in the country.

The Southeast Asian country previously raised the maximum number of people allowed at religious occasions, weddings and funerals from 100 to 200 on Dec. 30, and from 50 to 100 on Oct. 29.

As of Tuesday, Myanmar has recorded 606,910 confirmed coronavirus cases with 19,414 deaths. The daily positivity rate on Tuesday was 2.91 percent.