Over 400, arrested for curfew violations

21 September 2020
Over 400, arrested for curfew violations
An image made by using a custom bokeh filter, showing Myanmar people wearing protective face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, walking in the the downtown area. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA

A total of 444 people were arrested in Myanmar in a week for violating curfew imposed in some regions and states, Xinhua reported.

Legal action was taken against them under the Penal Code for violating curfew.

During the period, a total of 205 people who didn't wear face masks in public were also arrested across the country under the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases Law.