Committee approves burial of COVID-19 deceased : Chandrasena

COLOMBO (News1st): The gazette on allowing the burials of COVID-19 deceased has been sent to the department of government printing, minister S.M. Chandrasena has said. He said that health minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi had conveyed this matter during a party leaders meeting held on Thursday. "The technical committee has declared that the bodies of COVID-19 deceased from the Muslim community can be buried," Chandrasena noted.