Nearly two months after the military coup in Myanmar, the death toll continues to rise.

The United Nations said at least 107 Myanmar protesters, including 7 children, were killed on this day and the number will increase.

An additional 12 people died in protests in Myanmar on March 28, bringing the death toll since the coup on February 1 to 459 people, according to AAPP.

Children were killed in clashes over the weekend, including several 13-year-olds and a 5-year-old.

Meanwhile, media said Myanmar generals appeared to have held a party to celebrate Armed Forces Day on March 27, when bloody protests were taking place.

Protesters fled in disarray during a crackdown by security forces in Yangon on March 19.

Myanmar has fallen into chaos as protests take place almost daily after the coup on February 1, leading to the arrest and execution of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and senior officials in the civilian government.

The international community’s wave of condemnation of the coup is increasingly strong and widespread.

`We call on the Myanmar Armed Forces to immediately stop the violence and work to restore respect and trust for the people of Myanmar that have been lost through their series of actions,` the statement said.

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab described the bloody crackdown on March 27 as pushing the Myanmar military to a `new low`, while the European Union (EU) considered it `unacceptable`.

Tom Andrews, United Nations special rapporteur on Myanmar, called for an urgent Security Council meeting and international coordinated action to punish the Southeast Asian nation’s military, including measures to limit its capabilities.

`Words of condemnation or concern have absolutely no value for the people of Myanmar,` Andrews said.

`It’s terrible,` US President Joe Biden said on March 28, adding that his administration is considering a new round of sanctions.

Democratic Congressman Ami Bera of California, chairman of the House foreign affairs subcommittee in charge of Asia, pointed out that the Myanmar military’s move to punish two large corporations is a welcome step.

However, Ishaan Tharoor, editor of the Washington Post, said there was little sign the Security Council could take tough action on the situation in Myanmar.

Meanwhile, military officials are viewing the protest movement as a threat backed by foreign forces.

On the other hand, the protest movement has the participation of a younger generation that does not want the country to retreat from the decade of liberalization, economic and political reform.

`Neither side, the army or the protest movement, is willing to back down,` said Moe Myint, editor of the BBC.

Lee Morgenbesser, a senior lecturer at Griffith University in Australia, commented that the protest movement in Myanmar `has not and may never` reach the threshold of stability in force to maintain long-term.