We can t just let Myanmar suffocate
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published : 21 Jul 2021 at 04:00
7 A man sits on empty oxygen canisters, as he waits to fill them up, outside a factory in Mandalay last week, amid a surge in Covid-19 cases. Public outrage against the authorities surged after the military government took control of oxygen supplies. AFP
Long queues of wailing Myanmar people wait daily outside Yangon s oxygen distribution depots with scant regard for social distancing to refill their oxygen cylinders needed for their relatives at home, suffering from Covid-19.
Despite waiting hours, their cylinders often remain empty leaving their loved ones gasping for breath. People have become angry. Facebook, Myanmar s most popular social media platform, is flooded with posts mourning lives lost due to a lack of oxygen.