Myanmar: CoronaVirus Meter

Myanmar Faces COVID-19 Surge Amid Political Crisis

1d | Voice of America

Myanmar, already on the brink of widespread civil war after February’s coup, is facing another crisis as COVID-19 cases surge ...

Covid-19 Surge Hits Myanmar’s Hobbled Healthcare System

1d | Wall Street Journal

Myanmar’s Covid-19 wave looks like those in India and Indonesia, with hospitals turning away the sick and bodies piling up at ...

Myanmar to use Chinese vaccines to fight COVID-19 in border area

2d | YAHOO!News

Myanmar has seen a surge in coronavirus infections since June and on Thursday reported 6,701 new cases and 319 deaths, both ...

Myanmar military accused of arresting doctors while COVID-19 infections rise

2d | Reuters

Angered by doctors' support for anti-junta protests, Myanmar's military has arrested several doctors treating COVID-19 ...

Myanmar Is a COVID-19 Time Bomb; Can Lives Be Saved?

1d | The Irrawaddy

Calls are mounting for the international community and neighboring countries to step in to secure humanitarian access to ...

Myanmar Shadow Government Forms COVID-19 Task Force

2d | The Diplomat

The National Unity Government hopes to capitalize on the junta’s incompetent response to the current COVID-19 surge.

Myanmar Hemorrhages Jobs Due to Coup Crisis, COVID-19

2d | The Diplomat

The International Labor Organization reports “a continuous deterioration in labor market conditions since the military ...

Imprisoned Myanmar politician dies from COVID-19

4d | ABC

The spokesperson for ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party has died after being infected with the ...

Doctors treating COVID-19 patients arrested in Myanmar

2d | The Hill on MSN.com

Doctors treating patients for the coronavirus are being arrested in Myanmar, colleagues and local media say, Reuters ...

Jailed Myanmar politician dies from COVID-19 as infections spike

5d | Reuters on MSN.com

Myanmar politician Nyan Win, a senior adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, died in hospital on Tuesday after becoming ...

China reports spike in new coronavirus cases on border with Myanmar

5d | Reuters on MSN.com

China on Tuesday reported the highest daily tally of new confirmed COVID-19 cases since January, driven by a surge in ...

Jailed senior adviser to ousted Myanmar leader dies from COVID-19, party says

5d | Reuters on MSN.com

Myanmar politician Nyan Win, a senior adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, died in hospital on Tuesday after becoming ...

Myanmar Shadow Government Forms COVID-19 Task Force

2d | The Diplomat

The National Unity Government hopes to capitalize on the junta’s incompetent response to the current COVID-19 surge.

Myanmar's Jailed Senior NLD Members Moved to Hospital, One Infected With COVID-19

1d | The Irrawaddy

Two senior detained members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) have been moved from Insein Prison to Yangon General ...

Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Myanmar

2d | The Irrawaddy

More than 730,000 COVID-19 vaccines out of 2 million vaccines donated by China arrived in Yangon on Thursday. Myanmar’s ...

As Myanmar Regime Mishandles COVID-19, More Than 2,000 People Die in Three Weeks

4d | The Irrawaddy

Military regime criticized for lack of foresight as shortage of medical oxygen and overwhelmed hospitals drives surge in ...

Myanmar Hemorrhages Jobs Due to Coup Crisis, COVID-19

2d | The Diplomat

The International Labor Organization reports “a continuous deterioration in labor market conditions since the military ...

Doctors treating COVID-19 patients arrested in Myanmar

2d | The Hill on MSN.com

Doctors treating patients for the coronavirus are being arrested in Myanmar, colleagues and local media say, Reuters ...

Facebook users in Sri Lanka misrepresent image of Covid-19 victims in Myanmar

3d | AFP

An image of several bodies on a hospital floor has circulated in Facebook posts that claim it shows the aftermath of a ...

Yunnan Sees COVID-19 Spike as Myanmar Slides Toward ‘Super-Spreader’ State

3d | The Diplomat

The former head of the Myanmar’s COVID-19 response says the country could be facing “up to 400,000” dead. China yesterday ...

Myanmar COVID-19 Case Numbers Heavily Underestimated: Medics

4d | The Irrawaddy

Myanmar’s COVID-19 infections are highest in Yangon and Bago regions with each seeing over 1,000 new daily cases over the ...

Yunnan Sees COVID-19 Spike as Myanmar Slides Toward ‘Super-Spreader’ State

3d | The Diplomat

The former head of the Myanmar’s COVID-19 response says the country could be facing “up to 400,000” dead. China yesterday ...

Myanmar Plunges Into Deadly Third COVID-19 Wave

5d | The Diplomat

Myanmar has reported daily record-breaking numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in what is a rapidly escalating ...

Myanmar’s Ethnic Shan Rebels Launch COVID-19 Vaccine Program With Chinese Jabs

2d | The Irrawaddy

After receiving no help from military regime, the Shan State Progress Party has launched its own vaccination program in ...

Myanmar sees record coronavirus deaths and infections

10d | Reuters

Military-ruled Myanmar reported record numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths on Wednesday, as it suffers its most severe ...

As Myanmar battles Covid-19 surge, calls arise for urgent aid that is not co-opted by junta

2d | South China Morning Post on MSN.com

The international community, in particular the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), should move quickly to secure ...

Hundreds of Myanmar Migrants Infected with COVID-19 in Chiang Mai

4d | The Irrawaddy

More than 600 COVID-19 cases were reported this month in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand and a non-governmental organization ...

COVID-19 response runs underground in junta-ruled Myanmar

7d | Reuters on MSN.com

For a week, 21-year-old student Phoe Thar has been out by dawn to gather oxygen cylinders from the homes of coronavirus ...

Myanmar prisoners protest military with chants, songs

2d | ABC

Prisoners inside Myanmar’s most notorious jail have reportedly held a protest, singing popular songs opposing the military ...

Myanmar doctors in hiding and hunted by the junta as Covid crisis ravages the country

3d | KVIA

By Helen Regan, CNN A severe Covid-19 wave is devastating Myanmar — a country already on its knees following February’s ...