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Not many citizens of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, checked whether their names were included on voters’ lists. Despite this, the deadline has nearly passed.

Youth representatives from five allied ethnic political parties around Burma met in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina to draw up a strategy for winning as many seats as possible in the coming general election.

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The government sent new guidelines to private schools with dormitories in Kachin State to ensure social distancing is followed when classes resume.

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Eight people found to have had contact with Burma’s 245thCOVID-19 patient have been ordered to quarantine themselves at their homes in Myitkyina’s Shatapru Ward.