Private media houses in Myanmar are suspending production of newspapers after Yangon was placed under partial lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, Anadolu Agency reported.

Authorities imposed stricter stay-at-home orders from Monday in Yangon – the country's largest city, forcing employees of nearly all private businesses, including journalists, to work from home.

Four national newspapers – Standard Times, 7 Day Daily, the Myanmar Times, and the Voice Daily – have decided to suspend circulation of their print editions from Wednesday.