"....DOMESTIC NEWS:State Counsellor reaches COVID-19 front-liners in Mon State on videoconference call, SWRR ministry coordinates sanitation supplies to IDP camps, Household food distributed to people in Rakhine State, Shan State Chief Minister offers COVID-19 preventive items, funds, Mandalay: Going out without face mask will face fine as of April 17, Gov’t distributes basic foodstuffs in Nay Pyi Taw, Myawady Tsp continues basic supply distribution, Basic food necessities reach Kawlin Township, Awareness campaigns conducted at three IDP camps in Namtu, DRD, UNICEF target nearly 4,000 hand wash basins countrywide, Narcotic drugs confiscated in Taunggyi, Tachilek... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Chinese Taipei unveils recipients of 6M surgical masks donation, Afghan girls try building ventilator from used car parts, Fujifilm boosts Avigan drug production for coronavirus treatment, Japan city seeks raincoats as emergency protection for virus staff, Low-key celebrations for North Korea’s founder in face of virus, Voting for S Korean parliamentary election begins, India allows rural poor to work in virus lockdown, Danish schools begin reopening after month-long closure, Lovelorn Aussie first jailed for breaking virus quarantine, In California, early coronavirus action ‘makes a difference’...OPINION: Knowledge about COVID-19 is power..."