NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar's spiraling coronavirus count struck the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday, her lawyers said, with a witness for the prosecution failing to testify after becoming infected.

Cases are spiking in Myanmar, with the State Administration Council - as the military junta calls itself - reporting more than 3,400 new cases Sunday, up from fewer than 50 per day in early May.

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