Myanmar In Crisis: Can The International Community Do More? | Insight | Full Episode

More than 6 months have passed since the February military coup ended Myanmar’s experiment with democracy. But until today the country remains in a state of turmoil. Sporadic fighting has erupted from time to time between the security forces and the local people who oppose the return of military rule. Myanmar today also has to deal with a new wave of COVID-19 infections. Deaths in the capital city, Yangon, alone, have exceeded 2,000 per day in recent weeks. State hospitals can no longer accept patients after healthcare and medical workers go on strike in protest against the army takeover. Their refusal to return to work has now put the already overburdened healthcare system on the verge of collapse. Will the civil unrest and the worsening health crisis plunge Myanmar deeper into its darkest era? And will the people’s hope for the return of democracy remain just a dream? For greater INSIGHT into issues affecting Asia:    • Insight   =============== ABOUT THE SHOW: Insight investigates and analyses topical issues that impact Asia and the rest of the world. ========================== #CNAInsider #CNAInsiderInvestigates #Myanmar #COVID19 #AungSanSuuKyi For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram:   / cnainsider   Facebook:   / cnainsider   Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider