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Myanmar Military Gives Support to Religious Leaders, Govt on COVID-19 Prevention

San Yamin Aung by San Yamin Aung
March 30, 2020
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Myanmar military personnel sanitize one of Mandalay's landmarks, the Maha Gandhayon Buddhist Monastery, on March 30, three days after the city announced its first confirmed case of COVID-19. / Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy

Myanmar military personnel sanitize one of Mandalay's landmarks, the Maha Gandhayon Buddhist Monastery, on March 30, three days after the city announced its first confirmed case of COVID-19. / Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy

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YANGON—Myanmar’s regional military commanders have provided medicine, protective masks, hand sanitizer and conducted medical checks for religious leaders in different states and regions, as a contribution to government efforts to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19.

Over the past week, as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has risen, regional military commanders visited monasteries, churches, mosques and Hindu temples to help disinfect the sites and meet with senior religious leaders.

Yangon Region military commander Major General Thet Pone visited the Archbishop of Yangon, Cardinal Charles Bo, provided the Catholic Archdiocese of Yangon with preventive supplies and conducted medical checks. A military medical team led by the regional commander also sprayed disinfectant at the Archdiocese headquarters.

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Military officers conduct a medical check on Archbishop of Yangon Cardinal Charles Bo on March 28. / Office of the Commander-in-Chief

The Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) said Sunday that the military’s North Command conducted medical checks and sanitation activities at its office and at churches in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina.

According to the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, the regional commands conducted medical checks, sanitized religious sites and gave donations to senior Buddhist monks, nuns and leaders from other religions in Naypyitaw, Kachin, Shan, Kayah, Mon and Rakhine states and Tanintharyi, Sagaing, Bago, Mandalay and Yangon regions.

Though there may be a propaganda agenda behind the activities, the Office of the Commander-in-Chief stated on their website that they are conducting the activities as a form of “cooperation” with the government.

Military officers spray disinfectant at a mosque. / Office of the Commander-in-Chief

“The military is also cooperating with the people and government,” the Office of the Commander-in-Chief stated.

Many political analysts believe the relationship between the civilian government led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar’s powerful military leadership has worsened recently.

Military-appointed lawmakers in Parliament said attempts by the ruling National League for Democracy party to reform the military-drafted Constitution were a disruption to civilian-military relations and only served to sow mistrust.

Military officers conduct a medical check on a senior Buddhist monk. / Office of the Commander-in-Chief

The party’s bid to amend the charter was defeated by military appointed-lawmakers and the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party.

However, military spokesperson Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun told reporters at a recent press conference in Naypyitaw that the military will collaborate with the government on efforts to control COVID-19 in order to protect national interests. He said the military has prepared military hospitals to be used as quarantine centers and has put medical teams on alert

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