Authorities in Myanmar currently have no plan to include minority Rohingya Muslims living in densely packed camps as they begin vaccinating priority groups against Covid-19 in western Rakhine State, the junta-appointed local administrator has said.

Local administrator Kyaw Lwin told Reuters from Sittwe township that the rollout had begun there with 10,000 vaccinations for priority groups such as the elderly, healthcare workers, government staff and Buddhist monks.

There were no current plans for vaccinating any of the Muslims living in camps in Sittwe, he said.

"We are only following orders," he said, declining to comment on whether the plan amounted to discrimination against the Rohingya.

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