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Myanmar’s COVID-19 response banks on Aung San Suu Kyi 31 July 2020 Author: Kyaw San Wai, Yangon With an official total of 351 cases and six deaths four months after the first COVID-19 case was confirmed, Myanmar appears to be weathering the pandemic. Despite limited testing, the combination of government responses, community involvement and arguably sheer luck has so far spared the country’s long-neglected and under-resourced health system from being overwhelmed. On the economic front though, Myanmar faces a much grimmer reality. The World Bank forecasts growth will tumble from 6.8 per cent in 2018–19 to just 0.5 per cent...
