Colombo (News 1st); Attorney General Dappula De Livera has informed the Director-General of Health Services that bodies of COVID-19 victims not claimed by families, can be cremated in terms of Quarantine Regulations.

The Coordinating Officer to the Attorney General, State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said the Director-General of Health Services had sought advice from the Attorney General with regard to unclaimed COVID-19 bodies.

• 05 COVID fatalities reported in Sri Lanka on Tuesday (21)
• Legalize cannabis cultivation for exports; says Diana Gamage
• Debate ensues in Parliament over volatile Sri Lankan Rupee
• Health Promotion Bureau issues COVID-19 Warning
• May Day events cancelled due to Govt’s inability to gather support