YANGON, MYANMAR – Six months after its coup, Myanmar now faces a mushrooming COVID-19 pandemic.
Deaths have risen sharply daily during the third, delta variant, infection wave that began May 25; 326 deaths were reported July 23, bringing the coronavirus death toll to 6,459. Myanmar reported 5,506 new infections out of 13,487 samples, a 40% infection rate. Actual numbers may be higher because of those unable to ge