Doh Athan, 2020 Election

Podcast: Covid and the ballot queue

This week, voters queued up in huge numbers at polling places around the
country to cast their votes in Myanmar’s historic, second election. But did they put themselves at risk of catching or spreading COVID-19 in doing so?

This story is by Aye Aye Aung and Win Zar Ni Aung from Frontier Myanmar.

Doh Athan is a weekly podcast that looks at human rights issues from around Myanmar. It is made by Frontier with media partners from around the country.

Doh Athan is made through a partnership with Fondation Hirondelle and the support of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Myanmar and the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation.

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