Reply To:
Name - Reply Comment
Last Updated : 2023-02-04 15:37:00
By Sheain Fernandopulle
Despite Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa having said that burial would be allowed for those who succumb to COVID-19, the Health Ministry said they are still following the cremation rule.
Deputy Director of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath told media that cremating of COVID victims had become a law in the country through a gazette notification.
“If this is to be amended, there should be a particular procedure,” Dr. Herath said.
“Therefore, cremation is what is in effect at present, until the relevant laws are amended accordingly,” he added.
Premier Rajapaksa recently said in Parliament that the Government would allow to bury those who die of COVID-19.
Add comment
Comments will be edited (grammar, spelling and slang) and authorized at the discretion of Daily Mirror online. The website also has the right not to publish selected comments.
Reply To:
Name - Reply Comment
Sandya Kumari from Kotahena has been experiencing chest pains since 2015 and
History was made last week when two former executive presidents of Sri Lanka
“On the ill-fated day of 21st of April 2019, this island home was awoken ru
03 Feb 2023
03 Feb 2023