A Rakhine IDP family in the Shitthaung IDP camp don face masks on August 20, at the beginning of a surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases across the state. (Hkun Lat I Frontier)
A Rakhine family wears face masks in the Shitthaung IDP camp on August 20, at the beginning of a surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases across the state. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)

In photos: Mrauk-U before the lockdown

Before stay-at-home orders were issued across Rakhine State, Frontier photographer Hkun Lat captured the response in Mrauk-U as the first confirmed cases were announced.

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