| Myanmar Confronts COVID-19 Posted: 03 Apr 2020 07:24 AM PDT  Authorities, both civilian and military, are working to limit the spread of COVID-19; if only such efforts could be applied to contain armed conflict in the country. |
| All Quiet in Mandalay Posted: 03 Apr 2020 07:20 AM PDT  Myanmar's normally bustling second-largest city is a shadow of its pre-coronavirus self. |
| Latest COVID-19 Developments in Myanmar: April 3, 2020 Posted: 03 Apr 2020 07:00 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. |
| COVID-19 Patient’s Dog Spared From Execution in Myanmar Posted: 03 Apr 2020 06:58 AM PDT A dog left unattended after its owner was taken to hospital after testing positive for coronavirus has been spared execution. |
| China Must Compensate World for COVID-19: Myanmar’s Cardinal Posted: 03 Apr 2020 06:40 AM PDT 
The head of Myanmar's Catholic Church, Charles Bo, has accused China of suppressing information about COVID-19 and demanded it compensate the international community. |
| Myanmar Health Workers Sing to Lift Spirits of People in Quarantine Posted: 03 Apr 2020 05:42 AM PDT  Health care workers and volunteers at COVID-19 quarantine centers in Myanmar have found creative ways to entertain the people they care for and boost morale. |
| Myanmar Has Run Over 1,000 COVID-19 Tests; 20 Turned Out Positive Posted: 03 Apr 2020 05:39 AM PDT 
Myanmar has tested over 1,000 people for COVID-19 and will soon open a
second testing lab as hospitals across the country prepare for a possible
outbreak. |
| Five Rakhine Civilian Deaths Blamed on Myanmar’s Military Posted: 03 Apr 2020 05:33 AM PDT  Five civilians have been killed and at least seven injured in what sources say was an attack by Myanmar's military on Kyauktaw in Rakhine State. |
| Mandalay Bus Company Banned for Violating Govt COVID-19 Order Posted: 03 Apr 2020 04:52 AM PDT  The Mandalay government has banned a bus company for violating a mandate to reduce crowding in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. |
| ‘All Myanmar Is a Horror’—Facebook Mistranslates Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Post Posted: 03 Apr 2020 03:00 AM PDT  English-speaking readers of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's brand-new Facebook account were shocked to learn that 'all Myanmar is a horror' in an automatically translated post. |
| Western Myanmar’s Remote Naga Area Braces for COVID-19 Posted: 03 Apr 2020 02:47 AM PDT  With few doctors and minimal supplies, the Naga Self-Administered Zone is bracing for a COVID-19 outbreak as one township already has five possible cases of the coronavirus. |
| Myanmar Jails Two Returning Migrant Workers for Defying Quarantine Posted: 03 Apr 2020 01:55 AM PDT  Courts in Ayeyarwaddy and Sagaing regions have jailed two recently returned migrants for refusing to obey quarantine orders. |
| Two Children Among Latest COVID-19 Cases in Myanmar Posted: 03 Apr 2020 01:27 AM PDT  Four relatives of a previously confirmed COVID-19 patient have tested positive; total number of cases stands at 20. |
| Coronavirus Infections Top 1 Million Worldwide Posted: 02 Apr 2020 10:42 PM PDT  The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 1 million people and claimed more than 51,000 lives worldwide, according to US data. |
| Malaysia’s Indigenous People Flee Into Forests to Escape Coronavirus Posted: 02 Apr 2020 10:39 PM PDT  Following the first COVID-19 case among Malaysia's indigenous Orang Asli people, some in the community say they will retreat into the forest to protect themselves. |
While many of us are doing our duty by staying at home, there are many productive activities we can do to keep us mentally and physically healthy.
Myanmar's government has tried to help key sectors with loans that are badly hit by COVID-19 but the European Union and World Bank are warning of trouble ahead. 
