Funerals except COVID deaths should hold within 24-hours

1 May 2021 06:19 pm

The Health Ministry today announced to hold funerals ceremonies except for the COVID deaths within 24-hours after releasing the dead body from the hospital.

The Ministry advised attending a maximum of 25 persons at a given time.

The Ministry had taken the above decisions with the amendment of the COVID regulations. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)