Myanmar floods, coup, complicate growing COVID-19 outbreak

Volunteers in protective suits carry a COVID-19 patient lying on a hospital bed as they try to relocate patients who are dependent on oxygen from the COVID-19 center due to the flood in Myawaddy, Karen state, Myanmar, July 26, 2021, in this handout imaged obtained by Reuters on July 27, 2021. Karen Information Center/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) -Flooding in Myanmar has displaced hundreds of people, residents said on Tuesday, adding to the misery of a nation struggling against a fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak while living through the chaos created by a military coup in February.

Heavy downpours since the weekend caused flooding in several areas, forcing healthcare workers to move COVID-19 patients through drenched streets and alleys in search of someplace drier.