The military junta has issued an arrest warrant for medical superintendent DrNu Kaythi San and another physician Dr Aung Naing Lin of Maungdaw districtgeneral hospital in Rakhine State.

"The junta compelled the hospital staff to relocate toSittwe. After the directive, the medical superintendent and several medicalstaff  fled prompting the junta to issue an arrest warrant," said a Maungdaw resident.

The junta forced to close the Maungdaw hospital toestablish a military camp and thus it led to forced eviction of doctors andother staff from the hospital premises.

A local health worker informed Narinjara News that the junta soldiers arecurrently stationed at the hospital leading the health workers to leave thecampus.

"The hospital is now occupied by a group of soldiers.As the staff were evicted, the hospital was now devoid of any medicalpersonnel," he added.

The  junta officials inspected the hospital and accused the medical staffof providing medical treatment to the Arakan Army (AA) fighters.

"Based on the claim of  AA fighters receiving treatment there, the junta people inspected the hospital. The staff wereasked to leave for Sittwe. They faced the threat of arrest if they failed to doso,” he explained.

The Maungdaw township hospital was completely shut down on 4 March in order toset up a military camp.

It created a lot of difficulties for the residents, especially the poorfamilies, to access healthcare.

Meanwhile, the fighting in Maungdaw continued as the AAfighters maintained their offensive. They have almost captured  Maungdawtownship.