Latest


WHO vehicle carrying COVID-19 surveillance samples attacked in Myanmar

  •   Tue, Apr 21 2020 03:27:09 PM

Yangon, Apr 21 (IANS): A World Health Organization (WHO) vehicle transporting COVID-19 surveillance samples was attacked by a rebel group in Myanmar's Rakhine state, state media reported on Tuesday.

With a driver and a health worker aboard, the vehicle transporting the samples to the national laboratory in Yangon was attacked by the Arakan Army group near Yarmaung bridge in Minbya township on Monday evening, reports Xinhua news agency.

The two on board were injured and sent to township hospital for treatment.

The UN Myanmar Tuesday confirmed the death of the driver on their Facebook page.

Founded in 2009, the Arakan Army is a Rakhine armed group and the armed wing of the United League of Arakan.

 
  

Top Stories


Leave a Comment

Title: WHO vehicle carrying COVID-19 surveillance samples attacked in Myanmar



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.

You might also like