Japan to send medical team to quake-hit Myanmar on April 2

Japan will send dozens of medical workers to Myanmar on Wednesday as part of its emergency support for the Southeast Asian country following a powerful earthquake last week, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said.Iwaya said at a press conference on Tuesday that the 32-member team, including doctors and nurses, is set to leave Tokyo in the early hours of Wednesday.Japan has already delivered 240 waterproof tarpaulin sheets and 450 tents after the magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocked central Myanmar on Friday, killing thousands.Tokyo is also preparing to provide emergency relief supplies such as hygi…READ FULL ARTICLE