15 July 2021. The Myanmar will impose a nationwide lockdown next week, while also expanding the number of public holidays during the week from two to five, in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19 amid a surge in infections and deaths in the country.https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-announces-nationwide-lockdown-next-week-as-covid-19-surges.html