Myanmar registered over 6,000 new Covid-19 infections on July 22, 2021. - Reuters
YANGON (Reuters): Angered by doctors' support for anti-junta protests, Myanmar's military has arrested several doctors treating Covid-19 patients independently, colleagues and media said, as the health system struggles to cope with a record wave of infections.
Since the military overthrew the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi in February, the ensuing turmoil and protests have thrown Myanmar's Covid-19 response into chaos, as activists say scores of doctors have been arrested for their prominent role in a civil disobedience movement.
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