Myanmar's coup fueled a covid surge
Myanmar’s coup fueled a covid surge Ishaan Tharoor , including news from around the globe, interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. © AFP/Getty Images A man sits on empty oxygen canisters outside a factory in Mandalay, Myanmar, on July 13. More than five months since taking power via a coup, Myanmar’s military junta is pushing its country to the brink. Nearly 900 civilians have been killed as security forces crack down on dissent, while thousands more have been detained. Clashes between the army and ethnic minority militias in the countr...