Supporters of the National League for Democracy (NLD) wearing face masks take part in an election campaign rallly, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread, in Yangon, Myanmar, September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Shwe Paw Mya Tin
YANGON (Reuters) - From a quarantine centre in northern Myanmar, aspiring lawmaker Maw Htun Aung, wearing a bright yellow surgical mask, lays out his plan for an upcoming general election in a Facebook broadcast.
The 37-year old is running his campaign from one of the state-run facilities in which about 45,000 people across the Southeast Asian country have been quarantined, one of a multitude of challenges confronting political parties as Myanmar pushes ahead with the Nov. 8 vote, despite a growing novel coronavirus outbreak.
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