COLOMBO (News 1st): Arundika Fernando, the State Minister of Coconut, Kithul and Palmyrah Cultivation Promotion and Related Industrial Product Manufacturing & Export Diversification is the latest parliamentarian to test positive for COVID-19, the parliamentary administration confirmed on Wednesday (Jan. 27).

Accordingly, seven parliamentarians have so far tested positive for the virus so far.

Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera, State Minister Piyal Nishantha de Silva, MP Rauff Hakeem and MP Wasantha Yapa Bandara tested positive for COVID-19.

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