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Canadian pastor sentenced to 3 months for defying Myanmar coronavirus law

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Myanmar court on Thursday sentenced a Canadian preacher who said Christians were immune to the novel coronavirus to jail with hard labor for three months for holding church services in defiance of a ban on gatherings during the outbreak.David Lah, a Canadian of Burmese origin, and another man, Myanmar national Wai Tun, were detained under a disaster management law over services they held in the city of Yangon in April.A ban on public gatherings in the commercial capital took effect in mid-March.

How many Canadians have the new coronavirus? Total number of confirmed cases by region Judge Moe Swe told reporters both men had been convicted of breaking administrative rules.The lawyer for both men, Aung Kyi Win, confirmed that both of them had.

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