In this situation, people need to restrict other household expenses, except for the primary and necessary items in preparing for uncertain economic hardships in the post-COVID-19 pandemic.
We would like to send the message to all violators that the authorities will have a no-tolerance stance towards those who do not follow the mandatory orders amidst the COVID-19 crisis, and violators will face legal punishments.
People participation is more and more of vital importance in the countermeasures against this global infectious disease over these days when we’re reading news stories of soaring cases not only in Myanmar but also in our neighbouring Asian countries as well.
Amidst the global fight against the COVID-19 disease, a WHO vehicle with the United Nations emblem was attacked by the ULA/AA terrorist group on 20 April, and a WHO local staff member was seriously wounded. He was driving this vehicle on his mission to transport swabs samples from COVID-19 suspects in townships in Rakhine State to the National Health Laboratory in Yangon. He died the next day.
The February 13 incident when a village school in Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State was hit by shelling reflects how armed conflict is making life miserable for locals.
