People are seen with umbrellas as they cross a road during rainfall in Yangon. Myanmar reported 23 new cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus) infection on Friday (June 16) among a group of people held in quarantine there after being deported from Thailand - the highest reported in the country thus far. - AFP
YANGON (Reuters): Myanmar reported 23 new cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus) infection on Friday (June 16) among a group of people held in quarantine there after being deported from Thailand.
The health ministry said in a statement the group had tested positive while in a quarantine centre in the south-eastern Kayin state.
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