Wednesday, April 8, 2020

The Irrawaddy Magazine

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Myanmar Migrant Workers Face 14-Day Quarantine on Thai Border

Posted: 08 Apr 2020 08:10 AM PDT

Thousands of returning migrants from Thailand face two weeks in quarantine as some border towns struggle to cope with the influx. 

Myanmar Citizens Give Up Power Subsidy to Aid COVID-19 Fight

Posted: 08 Apr 2020 06:37 AM PDT

When the Myanmar government started helping people with their power bills to encourage them to stay home, many donated the money to the government's COVID-19 fund.

Latest COVID-19 Developments in Myanmar: April 8, 2020

Posted: 08 Apr 2020 06:01 AM PDT

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 more.

Seven Civilians Killed by Airstrike in Myanmar Chin State 

Posted: 08 Apr 2020 06:00 AM PDT

Apart from the deaths, Myanmar's military airstrike against the Arakan Army also wounded nine villagers, including a preschooler, Chin State's government said.

Myanmar’s Education Ministry Closes Offices Amid COVID-19 Scare

Posted: 08 Apr 2020 05:55 AM PDT

Two Education Ministry offices have been closed in Naypyitaw after an aged staff member was reported with coronavirus symptoms.

Myanmar State Counselor Says State Will Care for Family of Deceased COVID-19 Patient

Posted: 08 Apr 2020 05:46 AM PDT

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi says Myanmar will look after the family of a COVID-19 patient who died Wednesday, saying "each of our people is valuable for the country."

Chinese COVID-19 Specialists Arrive in Yangon

Posted: 08 Apr 2020 05:19 AM PDT

A team of Chinese medical specialists has arrived for a 14-day visit to boost Myanmar's ability to control, test and treat COVID-19.

Myanmar Rights Groups Urge Release of Low-Risk Prisoners Amid Outbreak Fears

Posted: 08 Apr 2020 04:09 AM PDT

Dozens of rights groups have called on the government to immediately release low-risk inmates from the country's overcrowded prison system to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks.

Myanmar Scraps Restrictions on Movement in Two Regions

Posted: 08 Apr 2020 02:13 AM PDT

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

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 10:58 PM PDT

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

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 10:50 PM PDT

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

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 10:44 PM PDT

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

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 10:40 PM PDT

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.
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