The United Nations has condemned the attack on the vehicle carrying coronavirus test samples in Myanmar.
The attack led to the demise of the vehicle driver and left a government official seriously injured. According to reports, the vehicle had come under fire which killed the staffer, Pyae Sone Win Maung, 28, who was driving the vehicle. It was hit while it was travelling through the Rakhine state. The vehicle was travelling to collect COVID-19 monitoring samples.
The top officials have condemned the attack on the well-marked World Health Organisation vehicle on Monday, April 20. The WHO chief has called the death “tragic.” Several have also requested an independent international investigation into the matter.
Poonam Khetrapal Singh, the WHO’s Southeast Asia director, condemned “all kinds of physical, verbal or psychological violence against health workforce”.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres “strongly condemns the 20 April attack”, his spokesman said in a statement.
“The Secretary-General expresses his condolences to the family of the deceased and wishes a swift recovery to the injured.
“He calls for a full and transparent investigation into the incident and for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.”
The UN has not confirmed who carried out the shooting on the vehicle which killed the driver and injured another government employee. Amid the pandemic, UK and US had requested a stop to the fight in the country.
There have been more than 80 cases in Myanmar with reports of around four deaths. The government had also rejected the ceasefire that was requested by the Arakan Army.
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