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Mizoram Plans To Inoculate Myanmar Refugees Against Covid
The Mizoram government is planning to administer COVID-19 vaccine to Myanmar nationals who have taken refuge in the state following a military coup in the neighbouring country in February, a health department official said on Thursday.
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India Resumes COVID-19 Vaccine Export: Foreign Ministry
Coronavirus vaccines have been sent to Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Iran according to the government's decision to resume their supplies, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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Myanmar Seeks International Help Amid COVID-19 Surge
Junta authorities in Myanmar are seeking help from the international community to tackle the coronavirus, state media said Wednesday, as the impoverished country looks beyond ally China in its struggle to beat back a new wave.
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Myanmar News Anchors Told To Mind Their Language As Covid Spikes
News anchors in junta-ruled Myanmar have been told to stop using the English pronunciation for Covid-19, with speculation swirling the word has been culled to ensure more positive coverage amid a deadly spike of cases.
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China Reports Spike In New Coronavirus Cases On Border With Myanmar
China on Tuesday reported the highest daily tally of new confirmed COVID-19 cases since January, driven by a surge in imported infections in Yunnan province, where cases are spilling over from an "alarming spike" in neighbouring Myanmar.
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Desperate Search For Oxygen In Myanmar As Latest Covid Wave Hits
Residents across Myanmar's biggest city are defying a military curfew in a desperate search for oxygen to keep their loved ones breathing as a new coronavirus wave crashes over the coup-wracked country.
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Chinese City Using Facial Recognition Tech To Fight Coronavirus
Facial recognition tech linked to personal health codes has been rolled out in a Chinese city bordering Myanmar as authorities seek to squash a coronavirus outbreak.
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Rising Covid Caseload In Myanmar Hits Trial Of Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar's spiralling coronavirus count struck the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday, her lawyers said, with a witness for the prosecution failing to testify after becoming infected.
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Myanmar Coup: World's Longest Internet Shutdown Ends in Parts of Country, Over a Million People Affected
The world's longest Internet shutdown – affecting more than a million people for 19 months in one of Myanmar's ethnic conflict zones – has come to an end, according to a mobile operator based in the region.
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Before Coup, IMF Sent Myanmar $350 Million, Refund A Concern
The International Monetary Fund last week sent $350 million in cash to the Myanmar government, part of a no-strings-attached emergency aid package to help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic.
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Latest News Live Updates: Pensioners Above 75 Exempted From Filing Income Tax Returns
More than a year after India recorded its first case of coronavirus, which triggered countrywide restrictions, Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget 2021 in parliament.
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Why India Is Exporting Vaccines But Not Selling Them For Public Use
India has started shipping out millions of doses of Covishield free of cost. On the list are 13 nations -- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Bahrain, Brazil, Mauritius, Morocco, Oman, Seychelles and Sri Lanka. But while the move improves the country's standing internationally, there are questions why the government is not allo...
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Myanmar Launches Covid Vaccination Drive, Prioritises Healthcare Workers
Myanmar launched a COVID-19 vaccination programme on Wednesday, with healthcare staff and volunteer medical workers the first to receive shots of the AstraZeneca and Oxford University vaccine donated by India.
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"Eating Rats And Snakes": Myanmar Slums Look For Food In Open Drains
With more than 40,000 cases and 1,000 deaths, Myanmar is facing one of Southeast Asia's worst coronavirus outbreaks, and the lockdown in Yangon has left hundreds of thousands of people without work and precious little support.
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Myanmar's Salon On Wheels Cuts Coronavirus Worries
A Myanmar barbershop business is trimming costs and generating cash amid concerns about the coronavirus, offering a salon on wheels to cautious customers who want their cuts away from crowded places.
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Mizoram Plans To Inoculate Myanmar Refugees Against Covid
The Mizoram government is planning to administer COVID-19 vaccine to Myanmar nationals who have taken refuge in the state following a military coup in the neighbouring country in February, a health department official said on Thursday.
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India Resumes COVID-19 Vaccine Export: Foreign Ministry
Coronavirus vaccines have been sent to Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Iran according to the government's decision to resume their supplies, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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Myanmar Seeks International Help Amid COVID-19 Surge
Junta authorities in Myanmar are seeking help from the international community to tackle the coronavirus, state media said Wednesday, as the impoverished country looks beyond ally China in its struggle to beat back a new wave.
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Myanmar News Anchors Told To Mind Their Language As Covid Spikes
News anchors in junta-ruled Myanmar have been told to stop using the English pronunciation for Covid-19, with speculation swirling the word has been culled to ensure more positive coverage amid a deadly spike of cases.
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China Reports Spike In New Coronavirus Cases On Border With Myanmar
China on Tuesday reported the highest daily tally of new confirmed COVID-19 cases since January, driven by a surge in imported infections in Yunnan province, where cases are spilling over from an "alarming spike" in neighbouring Myanmar.
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Desperate Search For Oxygen In Myanmar As Latest Covid Wave Hits
Residents across Myanmar's biggest city are defying a military curfew in a desperate search for oxygen to keep their loved ones breathing as a new coronavirus wave crashes over the coup-wracked country.
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Chinese City Using Facial Recognition Tech To Fight Coronavirus
Facial recognition tech linked to personal health codes has been rolled out in a Chinese city bordering Myanmar as authorities seek to squash a coronavirus outbreak.
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Rising Covid Caseload In Myanmar Hits Trial Of Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar's spiralling coronavirus count struck the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday, her lawyers said, with a witness for the prosecution failing to testify after becoming infected.
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Myanmar Coup: World's Longest Internet Shutdown Ends in Parts of Country, Over a Million People Affected
The world's longest Internet shutdown – affecting more than a million people for 19 months in one of Myanmar's ethnic conflict zones – has come to an end, according to a mobile operator based in the region.
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Before Coup, IMF Sent Myanmar $350 Million, Refund A Concern
The International Monetary Fund last week sent $350 million in cash to the Myanmar government, part of a no-strings-attached emergency aid package to help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic.
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Latest News Live Updates: Pensioners Above 75 Exempted From Filing Income Tax Returns
More than a year after India recorded its first case of coronavirus, which triggered countrywide restrictions, Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget 2021 in parliament.
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Why India Is Exporting Vaccines But Not Selling Them For Public Use
India has started shipping out millions of doses of Covishield free of cost. On the list are 13 nations -- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Bahrain, Brazil, Mauritius, Morocco, Oman, Seychelles and Sri Lanka. But while the move improves the country's standing internationally, there are questions why the government is not allo...
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Myanmar Launches Covid Vaccination Drive, Prioritises Healthcare Workers
Myanmar launched a COVID-19 vaccination programme on Wednesday, with healthcare staff and volunteer medical workers the first to receive shots of the AstraZeneca and Oxford University vaccine donated by India.
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"Eating Rats And Snakes": Myanmar Slums Look For Food In Open Drains
With more than 40,000 cases and 1,000 deaths, Myanmar is facing one of Southeast Asia's worst coronavirus outbreaks, and the lockdown in Yangon has left hundreds of thousands of people without work and precious little support.
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Myanmar's Salon On Wheels Cuts Coronavirus Worries
A Myanmar barbershop business is trimming costs and generating cash amid concerns about the coronavirus, offering a salon on wheels to cautious customers who want their cuts away from crowded places.
