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Harin decides not to get vaccinated as MPs get the jab

Opposition Parliamentarian Harin Fernando has decided not to get the coronavirus vaccination. Parliamentarians were today given the jab after being identified as part of vulnerable groups. “I have decided not to take the Covid vaccine now. Our priority should be vaccinating most vulnerable groups and frontline workers. I will take it after at least 1 million people have been vaccinated,” Fernando tweeted. Meanwhile, Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage said that he had also decide

16 Feb, 2021

China played leading role in spreading Covid-19 conspiracies, investigation finds

It took just three months for the rumour that Covid-19 was engineered as a bioweapon to spread from the fringes of the Chinese internet and take root in millions of people?s minds. By March 2020, belief that the virus had been human-made and possibly weaponised was widespread, multiple surveys indicated. The Pew Research Center found, for example, that one in three Americans believed the new coronavirus had been created in a lab; one in four thought it had been engineered intentionally. This c

16 Feb, 2021

Cabinet will not intervene in cremation issue

The Cabinet will not intervene in the issue over the cremation of Muslim coronavirus victims. Cabinet co-spokesman Minister Udaya Gammanpila said a final decision on the matter will be taken by the Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena. Responding to the recent statement made in Parliament by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa announcing that burials will be permitted, Minister Gammanpila said the Prime Minister had shared his personal view on the matter. He said the Preside

16 Feb, 2021