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August 27, 2020

Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High in Burma; Doctors Strike in South Korea Amid Outbreaks
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Globally, over 24 million have been diagnosed with COVID-19, with the
known death toll topping 820,000.

Burma has expanded a lockdown in Rakhine state after reporting its
largest one-day spike in coronavirus cases.

In South Korea, the health minister ordered doctors to return to work or
face prison sentences, as they began a three-day nationwide strike to
protest a medical workforce reform plan. South Korea recorded 441 new
coronavirus cases on Wednesday, its highest total since March, raising
the prospect of new lockdowns.

In Nicaragua, at least 46 educators have died of COVID-19 after the
government refused to close schools to slow community spread. President
Daniel Ortega has celebrated his administration's decision to keep
schools open throughout the pandemic, while a teachers' union is
demanding a halt to in-person classes.


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