Coronavirus
- News
Thingyan celebrations cancelled after WHO declares coronavirus a pandemic
Deputy information minister announces “aggressive measures” to curb spread of the virus
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No help for factory workers left jobless by coronavirus fears
A 2012 unemployment scheme would have given financial support but has yet to come into effect, official says
- Myanmar
Two Myanmar students evacuated from Wuhan on Indian Air Force plane
The pair were unable to return with a previous batch because one was ill and the other was travelling
- News
Laid-off Myanmar workers in China ‘sleeping rough’ after factories close amid coronavirus fears
Over 1,100 have asked the Myanmar embassy for help returning home
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Myanmar losing $16m a day in China trade due to coronavirus – commerce ministry
Government looking to drum up trade with Singapore and Laos as exports to China dry up
