The Rakhine region has seen the fastest spread of the coronavirus in Myanmar in recent months.
YANGON - Humanitarian workers battling the novel coronavirus in Myanmar's Rakhine State have urged authorities to restore high-speed internet access to help tackle rising infections in an area where tens of thousands of people have been displaced.
Aid workers from three groups said the government should restore 4G internet access to help inform people about the virus. Most recent infections have been in the state capital of Sittwe, where officials have imposed a stay-at-home order and a curfew.
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