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The Wa, a people governed by one of the world’s largest armed groups, faces a new invader ― one that is both invisible and fearless: COVID-19.

The World

April 21, 2020 · 2:00 PM EDT

By Patrick Winn

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Soldiers from the United Wa State Army are pictured in surgical masks.

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