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• Myanmar Migrant Workers Face 14-Day Quarantine on Thai Border
• Myanmar Citizens Give Up Power Subsidy to Aid COVID-19 Fight
• Latest COVID-19 Developments in Myanmar: April 8, 2020
• Seven Civilians Killed by Airstrike in Myanmar Chin State 
• Myanmar’s Education Ministry Closes Offices Amid COVID-19 Scare
• Myanmar State Counselor Says State Will Care for Family of Deceased COVID-19 Patient
• Chinese COVID-19 Specialists Arrive in Yangon
• Myanmar Rights Groups Urge Release of Low-Risk Prisoners Amid Outbreak Fears
• Myanmar Scraps Restrictions on Movement in Two Regions
• Myanmar Reports Two More COVID-19 Deaths, Taking Toll to Three
• Major Japanese Cities Go Quiet as State of Emergency Declared
• As Stocks Are Replenished, Expats in Hong Kong Ship Masks Home
• China’s Wuhan Lockdown Ends, but Another Begins as Local Coronavirus Cases Rise

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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• Latest COVID-19 Developments in Myanmar: April 7, 2020
• Myanmar Military Doctors to Staff New Makeshift COVID-19 Hospital in Yangon
• “We Have a Couple of People who are Recovering”: MOHS Director-General
• Myanmar’s Military Donates Wages to COVID-19 Fight
• Five Lessons for the World from COVID-19 
• COVID-19 Outbreak in Myanmar: Key Facts and Figures
• Myanmar to Punish Facebook Users for Posting Fake Govt Order
• Myanmar Firms to Make Face Masks to Meet COVID-19 Demand
• Myanmar Public Overwhelmingly Backs Crackdown on Wildlife Markets to Prevent Pandemics: Survey
• Myanmar Reports 22nd COVID-19 Case
• China Posts Drop in Coronavirus Cases, Wuhan Lockdown Due to End
• Odd Statistic in India Coronavirus Testing Data Sparks Questions
• UK’s Johnson Fights Worsening Coronavirus Symptoms in Intensive Care

Latest COVID-19 Developments in Myanmar: April 7, 2020 Posted: 07 Apr 2020 06:35 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.

Myanmar Military Doctors to Staff New Makeshift COVID-19 Hospital in Yangon Posted: 07 Apr 2020 06:30 AM PDT Myanmar military medical personnel will treat patients at a temporary 200-bed COVID-19 hospital being prepared on the outskirts of Yangon by the regional government.

“We Have a Couple of People who are Recovering”: MOHS Director-General Posted: 07 Apr 2020 06:09 AM PDT Myanmar Ministry of Health Director-General Dr. Tha Tun Kyaw answers questions on community quarantines and an upcoming increase in COVID-19 testing.

Myanmar’s Military Donates Wages to COVID-19 Fight Posted: 07 Apr 2020 05:33 AM PDT Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and his fellow military chiefs have donated a month's official wage while other ranks gave one day's pay to fight coronavirus.

Five Lessons for the World from COVID-19  Posted: 07 Apr 2020 05:10 AM PDT The COVID-19 pandemic is a wakeup call for the world to reassess its governance systems and priorities. The pandemic has already given the world five bitter lessons.

COVID-19 Outbreak in Myanmar: Key Facts and Figures Posted: 07 Apr 2020 04:18 AM PDT The Irrawaddy provides key information and figures on the number, location and clusters of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar, as well as on quarantine and treatment efforts.

Myanmar to Punish Facebook Users for Posting Fake Govt Order Posted: 07 Apr 2020 03:26 AM PDT The Myanmar government promises harsh action against Facebook accounts and pages that posted a fake order to detain those who disrupted the State Counselor's Facebook page.

Myanmar Firms to Make Face Masks to Meet COVID-19 Demand Posted: 07 Apr 2020 03:08 AM PDT Several Yangon employers say they will import mask-making machinery from China and adapt clothing factories to meet rising demand as COVID-19 fear spreads.

Myanmar Public Overwhelmingly Backs Crackdown on Wildlife Markets to Prevent Pandemics: Survey Posted: 07 Apr 2020 02:59 AM PDT In a WWF survey of five Asian regions, 96 percent of Myanmar people supported the idea of a government crackdown on illegal wildlife markets to prevent disease outbreaks.

Myanmar Reports 22nd COVID-19 Case Posted: 07 Apr 2020 12:34 AM PDT A 51-year-old woman who returned from the US last month has been confirmed as the country's 22nd COVID-19 patient; she has been in quarantine in Yangon since March 26.

China Posts Drop in Coronavirus Cases, Wuhan Lockdown Due to End Posted: 06 Apr 2020 10:25 PM PDT The central Chinese city of Wuhan on Tuesday reported no new deaths from COVID-19 for the first time since the outbreak began.

Odd Statistic in India Coronavirus Testing Data Sparks Questions Posted: 06 Apr 2020 10:04 PM PDT An unlikely recurrence of a particular statistic in India's coronavirus testing numbers has sparked calls for greater transparency in managing COVID-19 data.

UK’s Johnson Fights Worsening Coronavirus Symptoms in Intensive Care Posted: 06 Apr 2020 09:47 PM PDT British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is suffering from COVID-19, was being treated in an intensive care unit at a hospital in London on Tuesday.

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• Myanmar Govt to Provide Free Basic Food for Poor During COVID-19 Shutdown
• Latest COVID-19 Developments in Myanmar: April 6, 2020
• Myanmar’s Mandalay Promises Food Supplies for the Poor
• Myanmar’s Mon State Consolidates Quarantine Centers for Returning Migrants
• Man Killed in Sword Attack After COVID-19 Argument in Myanmar’s Bago Region
• Myanmar Government Bans Staff From New Year Travel to Stop COVID-19 Spread
• Myanmar Govt Cracks Down on Fake COVID-19 News
• Myanmar’s States Issue Heavy Restrictions on Movement Ahead of Thingyan to Curb COVID-19
• Myanmar’s KBZ Bank Donates Nearly $1M to Coronavirus Efforts
• The Chinese Nationalist Party Leader’s Short Visit to British Burma
• Myanmar Pharma Firm Donates Device to Massively Increase COVID-19 Testing
• Myanmar’s State Counselor Vows ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Price Gougers of COVID-19 Protective Items
• Tiger at New York’s Bronx Zoo Tests Positive for Coronavirus
• British PM Boris Johnson Admitted to Hospital as COVID-19 Symptoms Persist
• China Reports 30 New Coronavirus Cases, Three Deaths

Myanmar Govt to Provide Free Basic Food for Poor During COVID-19 Shutdown Posted: 06 Apr 2020 07:31 AM PDT The government's COVID-19 response committee has promised to provide free food to those struggling with the coronavirus shut down during the 10-day Thingyan Water Festival holiday.

Latest COVID-19 Developments in Myanmar: April 6, 2020 Posted: 06 Apr 2020 07:20 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.

Myanmar’s Mandalay Promises Food Supplies for the Poor Posted: 06 Apr 2020 06:47 AM PDT Mandalay Region says it is preparing to deliver food to those struggling to eat during the COVID-19 restrictions.

Myanmar’s Mon State Consolidates Quarantine Centers for Returning Migrants Posted: 06 Apr 2020 06:45 AM PDT Migrants returning to Mon State must now stay at quarantine centers in towns across the state, as authorities move to shut down smaller, community-level facilities.

Man Killed in Sword Attack After COVID-19 Argument in Myanmar’s Bago Region Posted: 06 Apr 2020 06:39 AM PDT A man has been killed and two relatives injured in a sword attack on an administrator's home after a heated argument over a COVID-19 suspect in a guesthouse.

Myanmar Government Bans Staff From New Year Travel to Stop COVID-19 Spread Posted: 06 Apr 2020 06:35 AM PDT Myanmar's roughly 1 million civil servants have been banned from traveling to their home towns for the New Year water festival to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Myanmar Govt Cracks Down on Fake COVID-19 News Posted: 06 Apr 2020 06:02 AM PDT The Myanmar government is following through on its threats to punish anyone who spreads fake news about COVID-19 as authorities arrested a man on Saturday for a Facebook post.

Myanmar’s States Issue Heavy Restrictions on Movement Ahead of Thingyan to Curb COVID-19 Posted: 06 Apr 2020 05:21 AM PDT Bans on travel and Thingyan water festival activities are among the restrictions issued by state and regional governments to help stem the spread of COVID-19.

Myanmar’s KBZ Bank Donates Nearly $1M to Coronavirus Efforts Posted: 06 Apr 2020 04:53 AM PDT Kanbawza Bank has donated nearly US$1 million worth of medical supplies to Myanmar's health ministry to support efforts to prevent and treat COVID-19.

The Chinese Nationalist Party Leader’s Short Visit to British Burma Posted: 06 Apr 2020 04:35 AM PDT On April 6, 1942, Chinese general Chiang Kai-shek met Allied generals Joseph Stilwelland Harold Alexander in Pyin Oo Lwin to discuss how to repel the Japanese from Burma.

Myanmar Pharma Firm Donates Device to Massively Increase COVID-19 Testing Posted: 06 Apr 2020 02:28 AM PDT AA Medical has donated a new COVID-19 testing machine that will increase Myanmar's testing capacity from 80 to over 1,400 people per day.

Myanmar’s State Counselor Vows ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Price Gougers of COVID-19 Protective Items Posted: 06 Apr 2020 01:14 AM PDT Those who jack up prices of essential items needed in the fight against COVID-19 will face prosecution, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has warned.

Tiger at New York’s Bronx Zoo Tests Positive for Coronavirus Posted: 06 Apr 2020 01:09 AM PDT A tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the coronavirus in the first known case of an animal falling ill after contracting COVID-19 from a human.

British PM Boris Johnson Admitted to Hospital as COVID-19 Symptoms Persist Posted: 05 Apr 2020 11:03 PM PDT Ten days after testing positive for the coronavirus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital with persistent symptoms.

China Reports 30 New Coronavirus Cases, Three Deaths Posted: 05 Apr 2020 10:47 PM PDT Health officials in China announced 30 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths on Sunday; 25 of the new cases were imported.

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How Myanmar can Beat the COVID-19 Blues Posted: 03 Apr 2020 08:11 PM PDT 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.

The Irrawaddy Business Roundup Posted: 03 Apr 2020 08:00 PM PDT 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.

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• Myanmar Confronts COVID-19
• All Quiet in Mandalay
• Latest COVID-19 Developments in Myanmar: April 3, 2020
• COVID-19 Patient’s Dog Spared From Execution in Myanmar  
• China Must Compensate World for COVID-19: Myanmar’s Cardinal
• Myanmar Health Workers Sing to Lift Spirits of People in Quarantine
• Myanmar Has Run Over 1,000 COVID-19 Tests; 20 Turned Out Positive
• Five Rakhine Civilian Deaths Blamed on Myanmar’s Military
• Mandalay Bus Company Banned for Violating Govt COVID-19 Order
• ‘All Myanmar Is a Horror’—Facebook Mistranslates Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Post
• Western Myanmar’s Remote Naga Area Braces for COVID-19
• Myanmar Jails Two Returning Migrant Workers for Defying Quarantine
• Two Children Among Latest COVID-19 Cases in Myanmar
• Coronavirus Infections Top 1 Million Worldwide
• Malaysia’s Indigenous People Flee Into Forests to Escape Coronavirus

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.

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