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China reports surge in new crown pneumonia cases bordering Myanmar | Conflict News
Due to the outbreak in Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar, China has reported the highest daily increase in newly confirmed COVID-19 cases since January, and the province is experiencing a surge in coronavirus due to the spread of delta variants.
The National Health Commission said in a statement that mainland China recorded 65 new confirmed cases on July 19, up from 31 the day before. This is the most since January 30, when 92 new cases were reported.
Imported infections accounted for the majority of new cases. Yunnan has reported 41 new cases from abroad, all of which involve Chinese citizens who have recently returned from Myanmar.
22:31 EDT, 18 July 2021
A coronavirus surge is ripping through Myanmar
With hospitals in junta-run Myanmar empty of pro-democracy medical staff and coronavirus cases surging nationwide, volunteers are going house-to-house to collect the fast-rising number of victims dying in their homes.
Early each morning, Than Than Soe s phone starts ringing with requests from family members of those who have died in the commercial capital Yangon.
She writes the name, address and contact number of the victim in a ledger and dispatches a team to their home. We are running our service without resting, she told AFP at the bustling office of her volunteer group.
Dead body carrier : Covid surge overwhelms Myanmar burial volunteers
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19/07/2021 - 04:26 A coronavirus surge is ripping through Myanmar Ye Aung THU AFP 3 min
Yangon (AFP)
With hospitals in junta-run Myanmar empty of pro-democracy medical staff and coronavirus cases surging nationwide, volunteers are going house-to-house to collect the fast-rising number of victims dying in their homes.
Early each morning, Than Than Soe s phone starts ringing with requests from family members of those who have died in the commercial capital Yangon.
She writes the name, address and contact number of the victim in a ledger and dispatches a team to their home.