Coronavirus: in Myanmar, the poor fight pandemic with little help from government

After Myanmar confirmed its first coronavirus infection in late March, the residents of one village in the country’s northwestern Sagaing region sprang into action.They built bamboo tents to serve as quarantine centres, banned non-essential movement in and out, and put townsmen on guard at the main entry in rotating three-man shifts.The small community of about 200 households had no choice but to defend itself. It has little contact from the government, according to Kyaw San Win, a 40-year-old…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3084302/coronavirus-myanmar-poor-fight-pandemic-little-help