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Gov’t Restricts Traffic To Hpakant To Fight Virus
The government introduced stricter travel measures it claims will help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township.…
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Kachin Civil Society Initiates Coronavirus Prevention Measures in IDP Camps
Kachin civil society organizations have started their own preventative programs to fight coronavirus in the internally displaced persons (IDP) camps…
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Health Dept Monitoring Nearly 3,000 People in Kachin State for COVID-19
Kachin State’s health department has reported that a total of 2,985 people are being monitored either at home or in…
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‘Not Enough Water to Wash Our Hands,’ Say Kachin IDPs Bracing For COVID-19
While thorough handwashing has been proven as an effective strategy to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, internally displaced…
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Coronavirus Rumours Cause Panic Buying
After rumours circulated markets would close soon due to the spread of covid-19 residents in Kachin State started panic shopping.…
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Kachin CSOs Want To Work With Gov’t To Combat Covid-19
Kachin civil society organizations (CSOs) want to cooperate with the government to prevent the spread of the covid-19 pandemic in…
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Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Kachin State Govt Says It Lacks Authority to Close Border
The Kachin State government does not have the authority to shut down border gates with China amid the ongoing coronavirus…
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Myitkyina Protesters Call on Govt to Close Border Gates Amid Coronavirus Scare
Locals in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township demonstrated in Myitkyina this week, demanding that the government restrict travel from China due…
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Thermal Scanners Installed On Sino-Burmese Border
With many migrant workers returning to Myanmar from China because of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) thermal scanners have been installed…
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Coronavirus Check Established at Kachin State Border Gates With China
The public health department in Kachin State set up medical checks at the Kambaiti and Loije border gates to China…
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