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- Myanmar Prepares COVID-19 Relief Package Worth up to Several Billion Dollars
- Myanmar Citizens Jailed for Breaking COVID-19 Curfew Rules
- Myanmar Universities Invent Robots to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 in Hospitals
- Myanmar Sets Up COVID-19 Committee with Rebel Armies
- Myanmar Central Bank Cuts Rates by Another 1.5 Percentage Points Amid COVID-19 Slowdown
- Myanmar Town Finds Way to Protect Market Vendors, Customers Amid COVID-19
- British PM Johnson Returns to Work After Coronavirus Recovery
- Trump Faults China for Coronavirus’ Spread, Says US Investigating
- Bangladesh Restarts Some Factories; India Debates Easing Restrictions
| Myanmar Prepares COVID-19 Relief Package Worth up to Several Billion Dollars Posted: 28 Apr 2020 06:39 AM PDT  The new relief plan worth $2-3 billion will boost health spending, aid companies, ease lending conditions, fast-track imports and FDI, and tap foreign funds. |
| Myanmar Citizens Jailed for Breaking COVID-19 Curfew Rules Posted: 28 Apr 2020 05:56 AM PDT  Numerous civilians are being sentenced to a month in prison for violating coronavirus curfews amid official claims they were trying to break other laws. |
| Myanmar Universities Invent Robots to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 in Hospitals Posted: 28 Apr 2020 05:37 AM PDT  Technological universities have invented two robots to help reduce contact between doctors and patients and prevent the spread of COVID-19. |
| Myanmar Sets Up COVID-19 Committee with Rebel Armies Posted: 28 Apr 2020 03:49 AM PDT  The President's Office has formed a committee to work with ethnic armed organizations to stop coronavirus spreading around the border regions with China and Thailand. |
| Myanmar Central Bank Cuts Rates by Another 1.5 Percentage Points Amid COVID-19 Slowdown Posted: 28 Apr 2020 01:44 AM PDT  The Central Bank of Myanmar has cut interest rates again, taking its total reduction to 3 percentage points in less than two months as the economy reels from COVID-19. |
| Myanmar Town Finds Way to Protect Market Vendors, Customers Amid COVID-19 Posted: 28 Apr 2020 01:05 AM PDT  In Kalaw, Shan State, an NLD lawmaker's innovative idea for helping market vendors observe social distancing guidelines has won admirers in Myanmar and overseas. |
| British PM Johnson Returns to Work After Coronavirus Recovery Posted: 27 Apr 2020 10:48 PM PDT  Returning to work after three weeks in hospital with COVID-19, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Britain that it was too soon to ease social restrictions. |
| Trump Faults China for Coronavirus’ Spread, Says US Investigating Posted: 27 Apr 2020 10:42 PM PDT  US President Donald Trump said the US is investigating China's actions in the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak and accused the country of not doing enough to stop it. |
| Bangladesh Restarts Some Factories; India Debates Easing Restrictions Posted: 27 Apr 2020 10:35 PM PDT  Bangladesh has reopened hundreds of factories in its crucial garment industry after a month of closures due to COVID-19; India is also weighing easing some restrictions. |
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