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Myanmar Junta Denies Medical Treatment to Prisoners Sick With COVID-19

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By The Irrawaddy

Over 300 inmates of Mandalay’s Obo Prison including political prisoners are ill with coronavirus symptoms, but many are not even being given paracetamol.

About 20 IDPs Test Positive for COVID-19 in Camp in Myanmar’s Karen State

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By The Irrawaddy

Aid workers said the displaced persons camp in Lay Kay Kaw, recently the scene of intense fighting between junta and resistance forces, lacks isolation facilities.

Myanmar Faces COVID-19 Spike as Junta Prepares Ceremonies

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

An estimated 1,145 cases, the highest number since December last year, was reported on Tuesday night.

Myanmar Junta Locks Down Indian Border Town After COVID-19 Outbreak

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By The Irrawaddy

More than 150 coronavirus cases have been found in Tamu and the town is under lockdown, despite fighting with resistance groups in the township.

Myanmar Junta Reports 118 Omicron Cases

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The regime claims the spread is under control and the cases of the latest COVID-19 variant have almost all come from abroad and it is not spreading domestically.

Thailand Struggles With Myanmar Migrant Entry Dilemma

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By The Bangkok Post

The country is in need of workers as the economy opens up, but is concerned about the spread of COVID-19 and trafficking of migrants from Myanmar.

US Vows to Work With ASEAN Partners to Support People of Myanmar

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By The Irrawaddy

The crisis in the country has been the main item on the agenda during a tour of the region by a State Department delegation led by Derek Chollet.

Myanmar Junta to Vaccinate School Students Against COVID-19

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By The Irrawaddy

The regime is pushing to reopen schools after they were closed when the deadly third wave of coronavirus swept the country in July.

Villagers Displaced by Myanmar Military Regime Infected With COVID-19

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Coronavirus cases are surging in Kayah State, where over half the population has been displaced by fighting between junta forces and Karenni resistance groups.

Myanmar Junta Offers COVID-19 Vaccines to Arakan Army

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By The Irrawaddy

The military regime has previously said that all ethnic armed organizations will receive jabs.

Myanmar Junta Backs Beijing in Spat With US Over Origins of Coronavirus

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By The Irrawaddy

The regime’s Health Ministry said efforts to study the source of the pandemic ‘should not blame or put political pressure on other countries’.

Myanmar Junta Troops Sick with COVID-19 After Sagaing Raids: Resistance

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By The Irrawaddy

The People’s Defense Forces say troops are retreating after raiding villages in Sagaing and Magwe regions because of coronavirus and hunger.

Myanmar’s Shadow Government Plans COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

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By The Irrawaddy

National Unity Government is set to receive six million vaccine doses from the UN’s COVAX program.

Detained Myanmar Doctors Catch COVID-19 in Custody

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By The Irrawaddy

Dr. Kyaw Kyaw Thet and Dr. Thet Htay had been treating coronavirus patients in Mandalay before their abductions in July.

COVID-19 Hits Myanmar Refugees in Thai IDP Camps

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Eight people sheltering in IDP camps along the Thai-Myanmar border have been infected with coronavirus.