Men wearing protective masks crossing a street amid the Covid-19 pandemic after authorities announced a stay-at-home order, in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday (Sept 21, 2020). REUTERS/Shew Paw Mya Tin
YANGON, Sept 21 (Bloomberg): Myanmar locked down most of Yangon province, home to its largest city, for two weeks to contain a record surge in coronavirus infections ahead of the general elections scheduled for November.
The strict stay-at-home order from Monday bars more than one member of a family venturing out for shopping and curbs travel from Yangon township to other cities except for essential work, according to guidelines issued Sunday by the nation’s Central Committee on Covid-19 Control. Essential services such as banking, healthcare, fuel stations and food outlets will be allowed to operate as usual, it said.
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