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Myanmar's Suu Kyi 'in quarantine' after staff test Covid-positive

In this file photo taken on Sept 8, 2020 Myanmar's then civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi wears a face shield and mask, to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, as she attends an election event in Naypyidaw. (AFP)

Detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has skipped three days of her trial in a junta court after Covid-19 was detected among her staff and she was placed in quarantine, a source with knowledge of the case said Monday.

The 76-year-old's civilian government was ousted in a coup last year that triggered mass protests, and she faces a raft of charges that could see her jailed for more than 150 years.

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