Minister Ramesh Pathirana says the President has instructed Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi to conduct an investigation and submit a report into large crowds gathering at funerals of dignitaries who succumb to the coronavirus, despite quarantine regulations.
The Minister speaking at the weekly Cabinet of Ministers media briefing said, it is clear that one law should apply to all citizens irrespective of their rank adding the President expressed his sentiments at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting.
Minister Pathirana expressed the government’s regret of laws being violated adding the government will not hesitate to take appropriate legal action.
The Minister said the Director General of Health Services has informed that 90% of COVID-deaths are of individuals who have been vaccinated.
