In fairgrounds across Myanmar, Ferris wheels are turned by the muscle power of teams of young, agile men who form tight bonds in lives lived on the road.
Towns and villages across Myanmar have been guarding against COVID-19 by opening quarantine centres, but a government decision to exempt domestic travellers has potentially left them more vulnerable at a time of mass travel for Thingyan.
The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.
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