Myanmar Red Cross Society staff put up a sign at a quarantine facility in Yangon's Thingangyun Township on September 10. (Nyein Su Wai Kyaw Soe | Frontier)

Ignored by government, local officials seek donations to run quarantine centres

As COVID-19 cases mount in Yangon, the government has ordered townships to open quarantine centres but is not providing any financial support.

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