A community of people from Myanmar in Australia launched a fund-raising event for displaced families back home on June 19.
Father Ossie Lewis, who is based in Perth, initiated the activity that aimed to aid people in Myanmar who are most affected by the conflict and the coronavirus pandemic.
Organizers of the event particularly expressed their gratitude for the help from Dr Agatha Gabriel and Stephen Aung Htun for their contribution to the activity.
Up to A$21,770 was raised during the event and will be sent to displaced people along the Thai-Myanmar border.
On Sunday, Myanmar's health ministry reported a daily record of 2,318 new cases of COVID-19, as well as 35 deaths.
A new outbreak has grown rapidly in the Southeast Asian country, where the health system and anti-coronavirus measures have foundered since the February 1 military coup.
The rate of positive tests, at more than 22%, was also higher than during the previous peak in case numbers late last year.
Meanwhile, Myanmar security forces killed at least 25 people on Friday in a confrontation with opponents of the military junta at Depayin in the Sagaing region. - Saw Hubert / RVA News
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