The Myanmar military announced it would extend the suspension period of military operation against armed groups for one more month extended until Sept. 30, Xinhua reported.

The statement said that the extension aims to carry out the prevention and control of COVID-19 disease as a national duty and to effectively implement the Union Accord Part III which was signed at the fourth session of Union Peace Conference-21st Century Panglong.

During the period, all military actions are suspended military command areas, excluding those where government designated terrorist groups are residing.