July 16, 2021
published at 12:45 AMReuters
Volunteers pray in front of bodies of people who died due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), during their funeral at a cemetery in Mandalay, Myanmar, on July 14, 2021.
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July 15 - Hundreds more bodies than usual are being taken for funerals every day in junta-ruled Myanmar as a new wave of Covid-19 sweeps through the country, services transporting the bodies and arranging ceremonies said.
The accounts from different parts of Myanmar point to the daily death tolls being higher than those given by the health ministry, which hit a record 145 fatalities on Wednesday (July 14).
Reuters was unable to reach either the health ministry or a junta spokesman for further comment on the figures.
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