The UN reports a driver was killed and a government official seriously injured after a World Health Organization vehicle carrying coronavirus test samples came under fire in Myanmar's Rakhine state
The attack happened on Monday in Minbya, in the country's northwestern Rakhine state, where the military has been fighting with the Buddhist insurgent group Arakan Army. The UN's Myanmar mission named the driver as Pyae Sone Win Maung, saying it was"deeply saddened" to confirm his death. "The WHO colleague was driving a marked UN vehicle from Sittwe to Yangon transporting COVID19 surveillance samples in support of the Ministry of Health and Sports.
The United Nations is seeking further information on the circumstances of the incident," the mission said in a statement.UN Secretary-General António Guterres"strongly condemns the 20 April attack," his spokesman said in a statement, Read More"The Secretary-General expresses his condolences to the family of the deceased and wishes a swift recovery to the injured.
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