FILE PHOTO: A Buddhist monk walks past a closed school amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Yangon August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Zaw Naing Oo
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar has imposed mandatory quarantine and coronavirus tests for visitors to its capital city after the country reported dozens more infections on Wednesday and leader Aung San Suu Kyi warned of a "disaster for the country".
Anyone entering the capital, Naypyitaw, where the government is based, will be quarantined, tested, and allowed entry only if their result is negative, according to a government order published on Facebook.
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