"Almost a quarter of Myanmar’s COVID-19 cases are concentrated in a single suburb of Yangon, but walking the streets of Insein Township you wouldn’t necessarily know it. Preventative measures are being patchily enforced and some residents appear unconcerned about the virus. Most of the 49 confirmed cases in Insein have been linked to religious events held by controversial Christian pastors Saw David Lah and Saw Kwe Wah. The events in late March and early April, which violated a ban on large gatherings, have been linked to at least 65 of Myanmar’s 224 cases. Support independent journalism in Myanmar. Sign up to be a Frontier member. David Lah tested positive for COVID-19 after the gatherings and has since recovered. He is being held at Insein Prison and faces up to three years’ imprisonment under the Natural Disaster Management Law. Three others who were involved in organising the sermons, including Kwe Wah, have also been charged. Insein and neighbouring Mayangone are the only two townships in Myanmar where lockdown measures remain in place due to the high number of coronavirus cases. But on the streets of Insein, some are taking the threat more seriously than others..."