China Closes Myanmar Border Amid COVID-19 Spike


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China Closes Myanmar Border Amid COVID-19 Spike By The Irrawaddy 9 July 2021 China closed its border with Myanmar on Thursday afternoon, following a spike in COVID-19 cases in border towns and northern Shan State. Traders in Muse said the Jin San Jiao gate, which was the only one still open, was closed on Thursday, although no formal letter on the closure has been sent from China. The Jin San Jiao gate, about 10km from Muse, was mainly used to export fruit to China. After China shut the majority of gates in Shan and Kachin states to block the spread...