Latest COVID-19 Developments in Myanmar: April 8, 2020
The Irrawaddy is posting daily roundups of the key events relating to Myanmar’s efforts to combat the coronavirus. Click here to see what’s happened so far and stay tuned for m
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Myanmar Scraps Restrictions on Movement in Two Regions
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Sagaing Region and Kayah State have now reversed their restrictions on residents’ movement one day after issuing the order to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in Myanmar.
Myanmar Reports Two More COVID-19 Deaths, Taking Toll to Three
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A 47-year-old man in Bago Region and a 63-year-old woman in Yangon died of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking the country’s death toll to three.
Major Japanese Cities Go Quiet as State of Emergency Declared
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Many businesses in Tokyo and a number of other large Japanese cities stayed shut on Wednesday as the government declared a state of emergency to fight COVID-19.
As Stocks Are Replenished, Expats in Hong Kong Ship Masks Home
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Hong Kong-based citizens of COVID-19 hot spots like France and Spain are snapping up masks from pharmacies and shipping them home to relatives.
China's Wuhan Lockdown Ends, but Another Begins as Local Coronavirus Cases Rise
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Wuhan, the center of China’s COVID-19 outbreak, has ended its lockdown, but restrictions are being tightened in the northern city of Suifenhe as infections there surge.
Latest COVID-19 Developments in Myanmar: April 7, 2020
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The Irrawaddy is posting daily roundups of the key events relating to Myanmar’s efforts to combat the coronavirus. Click here to see what’s happened so far and stay tuned for m
Myanmar Military Doctors to Staff New Makeshift COVID-19 Hospital in Yangon
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Myanmar military medical personnel will treat patients at a temporary 200-bed COVID-19 hospital being prepared on the outskirts of Yangon by the regional government.
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