The United Wa State Army controls a patch of land in Southeast Asia that’s about the size of Belgium. This place is often depicted as lawless and wild. But scant reports from inside this territory suggest its commanders are taking COVID-19 extremely seriously — sealing off its border with China, tracking down anyone with symptoms and ordering all rebels to mask up and use hand sanitizer religiously. The World’s Patrick Winn has the story.
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