19 Mar 2021

Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie

From Nine To Noon, 9:50 am on 19 March 2021
Protesters continue to protest against military coup and detention of elected government members in Yangon, Myanmar on March 13, 2021.

Photo: AFP / 2021 Anadolu Agency

The escalating situation in Myanmar, with the military imposing martial law and sealing of sections of Yangon.  Mobile network data across the country has been cut, and thousands are attempting to flee after reports the military opened fire on unarmed protestors.

Elizabeth talks to Kathryn from a Hong Kong quarantine facility after hundreds in the city are in mandatory quarantine following a Covid 19 clulster related to a gym. 

Elizabeth Beattie is a journalist at Thomson Reuters, based in Hong Kong.