Ex-head of Myanmar’s COVID-19 vaccination programme arrested
The Hindu
Doctors and other medical workers have been at the forefront of a Civil Disobedience Movement, leading strikes that have paralysed official and private business.
The former head of Myanmar's COVID-19 immunisation programme has been arrested and faces charges of high treason for colluding with opponents of the military authorities, state media reported on Monday. Myanmar’s healthcare system and coronavirus preventionmeasures have collapsed since the on February 1 and overthrew elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose government had successfully stopped two waves of the virus. On Sunday, reported cases surged to their highest since shortly after the coup.
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