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COVID-19 cases rise to 188,752 in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases rose to 188,752 after 4,377 new infections were reported in Myanmar in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports on Saturday.
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Myanmar to reclose schools due to COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar will temporarily close all schools of basic education once again, due to the recent detection of highly infectious COVID-19 virus variants in the Asian country, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports late Thursday.
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UN rights chief warns Myanmar at risk of civil war as despair rises
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 8 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has warned that Myanmar could plunge into war as despair among the civilian population rises in the wake of the country's military coup on February 1.
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Chinese city on Myanmar border enters lockdown due to fourth COVID wave
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Yunnan [China], July 7 (ANI): A city in southwest China that shares a border with Myanmar went into a full lockdown on Wednesday after the fourth outbreak of infection since the start of the pandemic.
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Assam Rifles seize arms, other war-like stores in Manipur's Kamjong
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], July 5 (ANI): Assam Rifles on Sunday seized arms and other war-like stores from Manipur's Kamjong village along the Indo-Myanmar Border.
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COVID-19 cases surpass 165,000 in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 165,405 on Sunday after 2,318 new confirmed cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports.
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Myanmar protesters mark military leader's birthday with mock funerals
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 4 (ANI): Myanmar pro-democracy protesters on Saturday marked the birthday of military leader Min Aung Hlaing in several cities by burning mock coffins and his pictures.
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Myanmar records 1,877 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 infections rose to 163,087 with 1,877 new cases in Myanmar on Saturday, according to a statement from the Health and Sports Ministry.
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US slaps fresh sanctions on 22 individuals connected to Myanmar's military
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): The United States on Friday (local time) slapped fresh sanctions on 22 individuals connected to Myanmar's military regime in response to the country's military coup on February 1.
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Japan approves six-month visa for Myanmar soccer player seeking asylum
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 3 (ANI): Myanmar national soccer goalkeeper Pyae Lyan Aung, who applied for refugee status in Japan last month, has been approved visa for six months on Friday, Kyodo News reported.
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Myanmar faces resurgence of COVID-19 infections amid military crackdown, n
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 2 (ANI): Myanmar, which is reeling from a brutal military crackdown and crippled by a month-long national strike, is also grappling with a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, owing to the military's neglect of the raging pandemic following the February coup.
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Myanmar frees 2300 prisoners held for participating in anti-coup protests
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar] July 1 (ANI): Myanmar on Wednesday released about twenty-three thousand people held for participating in anti-coup demonstrations. Many journalists were also among those held by the military for taking part in the protests.
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