Facing the law: Lah (centre) being led into the Mayangone Township Court in Yangon. — AFP
MYANMAR police arrested a Canadian pastor for allegedly holding a service in defiance of a coronavirus ban on mass gatherings – after which he and dozens of his followers and their families became infected.
The South-East Asian nation has so far only confirmed 193 cases and six deaths from the disease, although experts fear that low numbers tested mean that the true figures could be far higher.
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