The closures come amid fears that fatigue and frustration from the coronavirus crisis and containment measures could see a larger turnout than usual this year. And we think the crowd would get bigger for celebrations this year," city administrator Myo Kyi said. "We are so nervous of infections from the crowd because Myanmar is just about to control the infections." It has kept infections to an average 1,113 per day recently, however, down by about 350 a day from three weeks ago. Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi has warned the public not to be careless and has pledged to ensure access to vaccines next year.

Source: bd News24 December 21, 2020 11:26 UTC