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- A plan by Sri Lanka to bury Muslim coronavirus victims on a remote islet was slammed on Wednesday (Mar 3) by locals and the minority community.
- Colombo banned burials of COVID-19 victims in April, despite expert assurances they would not spread the virus, implementing a policy of forced cremations.
- Sri Lanka’s Muslims, who make up 10 per cent of its 21 million people, challenged the policy, pointing out that cremations are forbidden under Islamic law.
- The policy was revoked last week after a visit from Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who urged Colombo to respect Muslims’ religious funeral rites.
- By Wednesday, Sri Lanka had recorded more than 83,000 coronavirus infections, with 483 related deaths.
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