Supporters of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party wave flags in front of the party's office in Mandalay on November 8, 2020, as ballots for the parliamentary elections are being counted after the polls closed. (Photo by Ye Naing Ye/AFP Photo)





A supporter of National League for Democracy holds a picture of Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi as she waits for results outside the party headquarters after the general election in Yangon, Myanmar, November 8, 2020. (Photo by Shwe Paw Mya Tin/Reuters)





Supporters of National League for Democracy gather to celebrate at party headquarters after the general election in Yangon, Myanmar, November 9, 2020. (Photo by Shwe Paw Mya Tin/Reuters)





Buddhist monk Wilatha holds a rescued Burmese python at his monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020. Wilatha is trying to play a part in saving scores of snakes that might otherwise be killed or destined for the black market. (Photo by Shwe Paw Mya Tin/Reuters)





A rescued Burmese python lies on a Buddha statue at a monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020. Having such a sanctuary in mainly-Buddhist Myanmar means people can gain 'merit' by giving the snakes to a monk rather than killing or selling them, said Wilatha, who feels he is helping protect the natural ecological cycle. (Photo by Shwe Paw Mya Tin/Reuters)





A Buddhist monk holds a Burmese python at a monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020. The Southeast Asian country has become a global hub in the illegal wildlife trade with snakes often smuggled to neighboring countries like China and Thailand, according to conservationists. (Photo by Shwe Paw Mya Tin/Reuters)





A healthcare worker dressed as Santa Claus prepares to distribute gifts to children at the Ayeyarwady Covid Centre in Mandalay, Myanmar, on December 25, 2020, Christmas Day, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Ye Aung Thu/AFP Photo)





People take pictures at a shopping center as the New Year countdown celebrations and crowded events were banned in Yangon, Myanmar on December 31, 2020. (Photo by Shwe Paw Mya Tin/Reuters)





Supporters of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party celebrate with a cut-out figure of Myanmar state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on November 10, 2020, as NLD officials said they were confident of a landslide victory in the weekend's election. (Photo by Sai Aung Main/AFP Photo)





Police stand guard behind barbed wire as they attempt to stop protesters outside Union Election Commission office, Wednesday, November 11, 2020, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. The military backed main opposition party on Wednesday said it does not recognize last Sunday's Myanmar election, citing unfairness, and rejected the results. (Photo by Aung Shine Oo/AP Photo)





Police stand guard as they attempt to stop protesters outside Union Election Commission office, Wednesday, November 11, 2020, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Photo by Aung Shine Oo/AP Photo)





Ward authorities check registration lists to provide cash to the low-income families in Yangon, Myanmar, 13 November 2020. The Myanmar government is providing 40,000 MMK (about 26 euro) each to low-income families as a COVID-19 relief payment. (Photo by Nyein Chan Naing/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Supporters of Myanmar's opposition Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) take part in a protest against the results of the general election outside the Union Election Commission building in Naypyidaw on November 15, 2020. (Photo by Thet Aung/AFP Photo)





Buddhist monks wearing a face shield and masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk to collect their morning alms from Buddhist devotees Thursday, December 10, 2020, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo by Thein Zaw/AP Photo)





A woman looks at a notice board with information alleging election irregularities during a Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) press conference where party officials denounced the recent election as fraudulent in Yangon on November 26, 2020. (Photo by Sai Aung Main/AFP Photo)





A plane of Mann Yadanarpon Airlines flies over the Yangon International Airport at the Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar, December 16, 2020 Myanmar resumed the operation of domestic flights Wednesday in line with standard operating procedures as well as health and safety guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Sports. The operation of international commercial flights is set to resume on January 1, 2021. (Photo by U Aung/.Xinhua News Agency)





Myanmar's commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (L) waves as he inspects a submarine during the welcoming ceremony for new warships and a submarine to mark the Myanmar Navy's 73rd anniversary at the Irrawaddy Naval Region Command headquarters in Yangon on December 24, 2020. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





Fireworks released from Naypyitaw City Hall billow near statue of Gen. Aung San, late father of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, to mark the 73rd Independence Day Monday, January 4, 2021, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Photo by Aung Shine Oo/AP Photo)





Children play with an oiled coconut during Myanmar's 73rd Independence Day celebrations amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Yangon, Myanmar, January 4, 2021. (Photo by Shwe Paw Mya Tin/Reuters)





Health workers wearing Christmas-themed accessories put on personal protective equipment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Ayeyarwady Covid Centre in Mandalay, Myanmar, on December 25, 2020, Christmas Day, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Ye Aung Thu/AFP Photo)