Myanmar's junta has claimed to have pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners - but it is not known if the figure includes pro-democracy activists detained in the wake of February's coup.
The global death toll from coronavirus has topped three million people amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.
Myanmar's junta has claimed to have pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners - but it is not known if the figure includes pro-democracy activists detained in the wake of February's coup.
The global death toll from coronavirus has topped three million people amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.
