coronavirus in Myanmar

Rakhine people wear protective face masks as they travel at downtown Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 20 August 2020. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
22 August 2020
Local transmission of COVID-19 has been found in Rakhine State since August 16 and the...
(File) Canadian pastor David Lah (C) is escorted by police as he leaves the Mayangone township court in Yangon, Myanmar, 03 June 2020. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
21 August 2020
Myanmar-born pastor David Lah has been released following a jail term after being found...
Rakhine people wear protective face masks as they travel at downtown Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 20 August 2020. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
21 August 2020
The Myanmar government imposed a stay-at-home order in Sittwe township of Rakhine state...
Myanmar police stand guard at a locked street in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 20 August 2020. The Myanmar Health Ministry reports three more local transmissions of Covid-19 from Sittwe, Rakhine State, and a total of 396 cases in Myanmar. Health Ministry alerted citizens to prepare for a possible second COVID-19 wave. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
20 August 2020
All travellers coming to Yangon from Sittway must undergo two throat swab tests and they...
(File) Medical staff, nurses and volunteers wear protective gear amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus as they prepare for going door-to-door for health check-ups in Yangon on May 17, 2020. Photo: Sai Aung Main/AFP
20 August 2020
Myanmar reported 15 more imported cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday night, bringing the...
A street vendor reads a new private daily newspaper while selling newspapers and weekly journals at a roadside stall in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: EPA
18 August 2020
A survey in English and Burmese published by Media Development Investment Fund’s Myanmar...
18 August 2020
A local transmission of COVID-19 was found in a bank employee in Sittway on August 16....
Photo: Embassy of Japan in Myanmar/Facebook
16 August 2020
A first batch of $18.1 million of medical equipment to prevent the spread of the COVID-19...
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15 August 2020
Israel Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Ronen Gilor visited Myawaddy and Hpa-an in Kayin State...
Photo: Thura/Mizzima
14 August 2020
Over 50 percent of high schools have reopened across Myanmar so far, an education...
An auto rickshaw drives beside U Pain Bridge as people walk on the bridge at Taungthaman lake in Mandalay, Myanmar. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
08 August 2020
As Myanmar slowly begins to open up its local economy, it is clear that the economy’s key...
 Canadian pastor David Lah (R) is escorted by police as he leaves the Mayangone township court in Yangon on August 6, 2020. Photo: Thura/Mizzima
06 August 2020
A Canadian preacher who claimed Christians were safe from coronavirus was on Thursday...

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