Sub-title:
The government called on China on Tuesday to ensure the health of 63 Myanmar sailors detained in Chinese prisons for illegal trading of goods.
Description:
"The Myanmar Embassy in Beijing issued the appeal amid reports that several inmates in some prisons across China have been infected with the deadly COVID-19 disease that has killed over 2600 people on the mainland.
The government asked the Chinese government to amnesty the Myanmar prisoners on humanitarian grounds.
Chinese authorities said that more than 500 inmates in five prisons in Hubei, Xiangdong and Jiejiang districts were infected with the new coronavirus as of last Thursday.
In a letter sent to China’s Foreign Ministry, the government urged Beijing to take care of the 63 Myanmar inmates and resolve their cases as soon as possible. The Myanmar Embassy in Beijing said that so far, the 63 sailors are free of the virus and have been placed in separate cells to minimise the possibility of infection..."
Source/publisher:
"Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
Date of Publication:
2020-02-26
Date of entry:
2020-02-26
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar, China
Language:
English
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good