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Police, wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, stand guard during a prisoner release in front of Insein Prison in Yangon on April 17, 2020, as part of an annual amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark its April New Year holiday. More than a quarter of Myanmar's prison population is to be released, the president's office announced on April 17, as calls grow to ease pressure on overcrowded jails with coronavirus fears gripping the country. (Photo by Sai Aung Main/AFP Photo)
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