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A health worker receives a Covid-19 vaccine in Yangon on Jan. 27. — A health worker receives a Covid-19 vaccine in Yangon on Jan. 27.
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By Khine Lin Kyaw

May 28, 2021 at 5:01 PM UTC

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Myanmar suspended some domestic flights and imposed restrictions in some townships to fight a surge in Covid cases in the past two days, the Ministry of Health and Sports said.

Domestic flights between the commercial capital, Yangon, and at least five cities will be suspended for at least two weeks beginning May 29. Myanmar Airways International-Air KBZ Group, the nation’s largest private airline, said it would suspend operations in Tachileik, Kalay, Dawei, Myeik and Kawthaung.