Pandemic
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Omicron ‘spreading rapidly’ through southeastern township under assault by junta
Tens of thousands have fled their homes amid the onslaught and aid workers say they are unable to test people with symptoms
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Brokers sell Covishield vaccine on Myanmar’s black market for millions of kyat
As infection and fatality rates rise, people are turning to brokers on social media and paying up to 25 times the original price to procure a vial of India’s Covid-19 vaccine
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Vast majority in Myanmar now support closing wildlife markets – WWF survey
Conservation groups calls on governments across the region to shutter controversial markets
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Coronavirus cases hit double digits in Myanmar
Two men in mid-40s test positive, bringing total to 10 and local transmissions to two, though testing still lagging
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No space to quarantine returnees from Thailand as Myanmar confirms fifth coronavirus case
Thousands of migrant workers returning from Thailand must quarantine with relatives because there isn’t space in government facilities
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