Co-Cabinet Spokesperson Ramesh Pathirana stated that as a Government, Sri Lanka has not extended an official request to the Maldives Government to consider carrying out the final rites of the Muslim patients who succumbed to COVID-19.
Referring to the statement shared by the Maldives Foreign Minister on Twitter, Minister Ramesh Pathirana stated that, Minister Abdulla Shahid had responded to the messages that were circulating on social media.
Speaking further, Minister Pathirana stated that health authorities in Sri Lanka are repeatedly requested to consider the ongoing issue in a humanitarian point of view before presenting a solution in the next few days.
He noted that currently, the bodies of the COVID victims in question are kept in airtight containers, awaiting the decision regarding the carrying out of the last rites.
He emphasized that the bodies cannot be stored in these containers indefinitely, and urged the health authorities to present a proper solution for the matter.
Referring to the statement shared by the Maldives Foreign Minister on Twitter, Minister Ramesh Pathirana stated that, Minister Abdulla Shahid had responded to the messages that were circulating on social media.
Speaking further, Minister Pathirana stated that health authorities in Sri Lanka are repeatedly requested to consider the ongoing issue in a humanitarian point of view before presenting a solution in the next few days.
He noted that currently, the bodies of the COVID victims in question are kept in airtight containers, awaiting the decision regarding the carrying out of the last rites.
He emphasized that the bodies cannot be stored in these containers indefinitely, and urged the health authorities to present a proper solution for the matter.
