Police security forces stand guard at roadblocks leading to Martyrs' Mausoleum in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, July 19, 2021. Myanmar's military-installed government and those seeking to topple it on Monday marked the anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San, who was also the father of the country's recently ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. (AP Photo)
The country’s military-controlled health ministry expects half of the population to be vaccinated against Covid-19 this year, state media reported, a day after authorities announced a record tally of coronavirus deaths.
The inoculation target comes as the nation’s effort to contain an exponential rise in infections has been thrown into chaos by the turmoil since the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February.
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