Understand government has locked down northern part of #Chin state in #Myanmar because 1 of 2 patients, the 1st infected with #covid19#coronavirus, a 36-year-old arriving from the #US is at #Tedim township hospital in #Chin, northwest Myanmar (govt pics of kalay tsp near Chin)
As 1 of the #Myanmar#COVID19#coronavirus 36-year-old male patient who returned from the #US is being treated at hospital in #Tedim township #Chin, town is now deserted with many choosing to close shops & stay indoors where previously street would be busy facebook.com/tedimtimes/vid…
I found out the 1st #Myanmar#COVID19#coronavirus patient (1 of 2 patients) 36-year-old male who's hospitalised in #Tedim hospital #Chin state #Myanmar returned from the #US to get married in Chin state. His wedding now delayed. He spoke to local media & said he's feeling well
The 36-year-old patient had arrived in #Yangon, then flew to #Kalay#Kale town in #Sagaing#Myanmar, spent a night there where he took pre-wedding photos before taking a bus with other passengers to another town
The man who apparently has a #US green card wasn't feeling sick when in arrived in #Yangon from the US. He only fell ill later, visited clinic & tested #COVID19 positive. But unclear where he caught the virus. Seems #Myanmar authorities doing #ContactTracing along route he took.
The 36-year-old male patient apparently said his #COVID19#coronavirus symptoms are mild & he's recovering well. But as 1 of 2 patients who're now the 1st cases in #Myanmar, he says many blaming the 2 including him for bringing virus into country. Such backlash is very unhelpful
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In the #Thai invite letter to @ASEAN foreign ministers, which I've also seen, @MFAThai minister Don says the "meeting is intended to be an informal dialogue that could be part of the initial steps of the #Myanmar peace process" #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Victims buried in a mass grave after #Myanmar#military launched air strikes on a #Kachin Independence Organization #KIO anniversary celebration Oct 23. At least 80 people said to be killed, 100s more injured. Fatalities may rise over hindered medical aid #whatshappeninginmyanmar
Despite atrocities committed, #Myanmar#military remains defiant by calling air strikes & killings of civilians in #Hpakant#Kachin "fabricated" & "rumours". They've now cited own "sources" saying only ethnic #Kachin Independence Army #KIA personnel & resistance fighters killed
#Myanmar#military again takes issue with foreign embassy/UN statements condemning air attacks, insisting comments made "without proper verification" & can be seen as "intentional dissemination of rumours" & "meddling of the internal affairs" of Myanmar. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
#Myanmar#military's air attacks on #Hpakant#Kachin during a Kachin Independence Organization #KIO concert Oct 23 killed at least 80 people & 100s more injured. #KIA says the army carried out a "mass killing" which is "1 of the most cruel & deplorable action" against civilians.
#Myanmar's #ethnic armed group #KIA/#Kachin Independence Organization #KIO adds that the #military regime's latest attack only "encourages stronger revolution against" the Myanmar army. KIA has been clashing with the military for over 60 years. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Some prominent singers/artists said to have been killed/injured in #Myanmar#military air attacks aimed at #Hpakant, Kachin. #Kachin Independence Army has upped its clashes with military since Feb 2021 #coup. #KIA had rejected army's offer of peace talks #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Videos of aftermath of #Myanmar#military air strikes on #Hpakant#Kachin sent to me for use. Increasingly, Myanmar military has been/will be using air attacks to target #ethnic territories controlled by ethnic armed groups/civilian resistance forces #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
🧵In less than 2 months, #Myanmar & #Russia met at least 3 times via high-level physical visits. #Military chief now making 2nd trip to Russia with his last one only in mid-July. Attending Eastern Economic Forum, he'll likely engage Russian defence again #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Russia's Vladivostok Eastern Economic Forum's aimed at attracting investments into Russia. Unclear if Russian President Putin will attend. Since #Moscow attacked #Ukraine 5 months ago, nations like #US & #EU have introduced/expanded sanctions on Russia #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
But in latest rebuttal to @ASEAN, #Myanmar#military remains obstinate & defiant as it objected to #ASEAN's accusation that military has shown "lack of progress" in implementing 5-point plan to resolve crisis. Military staged #coup on Feb 1, 2021. 2/5 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Myanmar#military in turn accuses @ASEAN of making "1-sided assessment" of its 5-point consensus implementation efforts & that bloc was not appraising results in an "objective and fair manner based on the factual updates and situations on the ground" 3/5 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar