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Myanmar & COVID-19
The State Counselor says government funds will allow affected sectors to recover from coronavirus.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
President’s Office spokesman U Zaw Htay says all dine-in services will be banned across the nation as transmissions have been linked to restaurants.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
Stricter stay-at-home orders for the whole city started on Monday while businesses are being told to work from home as coronavirus cases rise by up to 500 per day.
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Election 2020
The election will proceed on Nov. 8 despite the COVID-19 epidemic, the UEC said, while vowing to ensure Health Ministry guidelines are enforced at all voting stations.
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Burma
The public’s cooperation has kept coronavirus cases to a manageable level, says one of Yangon’s medical chiefs.
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Election 2020
Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, monitoring and reporting by Myanmar citizens will be remotely overseen by international specialists.
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Election 2020
Ruling party says voting should go forward despite COVID-19 restrictions, as delaying it would mean postponing it to an uncertain future.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
The military’s spokesman, Major General Zaw Min Tun, tells The Irrawaddy that thousands of civilians could be quarantined on military land across Myanmar.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
A teenage girl and a 90-year-old man were among 18 new COVID-19 fatalities announced on Thursday; Myanmar has now reported 3,895 cases with 57 deaths.
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Burma
Those directly involved in the functioning of Naypyitaw’s ministries were tested as a priority.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
Trade on Myanmar’s border with China has ground to a halt and truckloads of goods are stranded after the Chinese town of Ruili closed its customs office due to COVID-19.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
The rapid rise in coronavirus continues with deaths reaching 39 and calls for Yangon residents to be extra careful with preventative measures.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
The Ayeyarwady Foundation is converting a football stadium in Yangon into a makeshift COVID-19 treatment center as the city’s hospitals reach capacity.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
Myanmar reported 12 more fatalities from COVID-19 on Monday—11 in Yangon and one in Sittwe; the country’s death toll now stands at 32 with 3,299 total cases.
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Burma
A chief medic in Sittwe says the current strain of coronavirus is more virulent but less deadly than earlier this year.
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