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By Grace Tsoi and Moe Myint
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image captionMyanmar is seeing a fresh surge of virus cases
It s a double whammy that has left Myanmar with no room to breathe - a military coup coupled with a pandemic that has killed thousands.
On 1 February, Myanmar s military seized power from its civilian government, leading to a series of mass protests that show no signs of stopping.
Among the protesters were thousands of healthcare workers who walked out, leading to a collapse in the healthcare system and throwing Myanmar s vaccination and testing response into chaos.
And now, a surge in coronavirus cases fuelled by the highly infectious Delta variant has dealt the country a fresh blow.
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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.