Myanmar helps street children cope with Covid-19 pandemic

YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar's Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement has provided aid for street children from Mandalay and Yangon region during Covid-19 pandemic, an official from the ministry told Xinhua on Tuesday (Aug 4).

"Our ministry initiated the project in 12 Yangon townships and six in the Mandalay region to protect street children from Covid-19 by cooperating with development partners," U Swan Yi Ya, director of the vulnerable group section under the Rehabilitation Department said.