The authorities have locked down the street where the first COVID-19 case in Mrauk-U was detected on August 20. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)
The authorities have locked down the street where the first COVID-19 case in Mrauk-U was detected on August 20. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)

Complacency turns to fear in Rakhine State amid fresh COVID-19 outbreak

Fifty-three confirmed cases in less than a week has left many scared and NGOs fearing the virus will spread to IDP camps.

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