Hit by US curbs, Myanmar general calls for end to mass gatherings

Myanmar’s new junta leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, on Thursday called on civil servants to return to work and urged people to stop mass gatherings to avoid spreading coronavirus, as a sixth day of protests against him and his coup spanned the Southeast Asian country. The call came as the US imposed sanctions on 10 current and former Myanmar military officials, including Hlaing.
executive order signed by President Joe Biden also allows the treasury department to target the spouses and adult children of those being sanctioned. European Union lawmakers also called on Thursday for the bloc’s governments to sanction Myanmar’s military, issuing a resolution urging the reinstatement of civilian rule.