coronavirus in Myanmar

Myanmar police forces stand guard on the street as they patrol around the downtown area in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 26 August 2020. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
27 August 2020
A lockdown in Myanmar's conflict-stricken Rakhine was expanded late Wednesday to the...
Medical workers wearing PPE (Personal protective equipment) walk past the Fever Corner of a hospital in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 24 August 2020. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
27 August 2020
Health authorities in Myanmar on Wednesday reported 106 new cases of the novel...
High school students attend class at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, 21 July 2020. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
26 August 2020
Myanmar has reopened 6,526 high schools in the country's regions and states since July 21...
A worker wears a protective face masks as pushing a cart with goods at Sittwe market, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 20 August 2020. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
26 August 2020
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi said that according to their findings, the Ministry of...
A general view shows the Yangon International Airport's new Terminal 1 in Yangon. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
25 August 2020
Japan and Myanmar agreed Monday to reopen borders for expatriates as soon as early...
Soldiers of Kachin Independence Army (KIA). Photo: Mizzima
25 August 2020
The Myanmar military announced it would extend the suspension period of military...
People holding umbrellas as they cross the road during rainfall in Yangon. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
24 August 2020
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $250 million loan to help the Government...
Medical workers wearing personnel wearing PPE (Personal protective equipment) walk towards the isolation ward of a hospital in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 24 August 2020. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
24 August 2020
Myanmar reported 13 more locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Monday morning, bringing...
Rakhine people wear protective face masks as they as they walk at Sittwe's market, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 20 August 2020. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
24 August 2020
Myanmar reported six more locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the...
Muslim people go about daily life at the Thet Kel Pyin internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Sittwe, Rakhine State. Photo: EPA
24 August 2020
Rohingya in Myanmar's conflict-wracked Rakhine state expressed fears Sunday of a...
Rakhine people wear protective face masks as they travel at downtown Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 20 August 2020. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
23 August 2020
A Kyauk Phyu district administrator has said that people who come from Sittwe to Kyauk...
Myanmar women wearing protective face masks stand near a poster promoting health and education about SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus at a bus stop in front of the Yangon City Hall, in Yangon, Myanmar, 16 August 2020. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
23 August 2020
A spokesperson for the Department of Medical Research said a new coronavirus strain which...

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