A file photo taken on June 30 shows people waiting in front of Insein prison for the release of prisoners in Yangon. - AFP
YANGON, July 23 (Reuters): A protest erupted at a prison in Myanmar's commercial capital of Yangon on Friday night (July 23) against what activists said was a worsening Covid-19 outbreak at the jail, which is used to hold opponents of February's military takeover.
It was one of the first protests of its kind since the Feb. 1 coup in the South-East Asian country, where people across the country demonstrate daily against military rule.
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