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Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients receive treatment at the hospital in Cikha, Myanmar, May 28, 2021. Reuters pic
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YANGON, July 22 Angered by doctors’ support for anti-junta protests, Myanmar’s military has arrested several doctors treating Covid-19 patients independently, colleagues and media said, as the health system struggles to cope with a record wave of infections.
Since the military overthrew the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi in February, the ensuing turmoil and protests have thrown Myanmar’s Covid-19 response into chaos, as activists say scores of doctors have been arrested for their prominent role in a civil disobedience movement.
Myanmar junta accused of arresting doctors while Covid infections rise
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Myanmar military accused of arresting doctors while COVID-19 infections rise
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