Burial of Muslim victims of coronavirus begins in Batticaloa

by Rathindra Kuruwita

Seven Muslims who died of COVID-19 had been buried at Ottamawadi, Batticaloa, Army Commander and the head of National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), General Shavendra Silva said yesterday.

He said that apart from Ottamawadi; Irakkaman in Ampara, too, had been earmarked for the burial of COVID-19 victims.

Former State Minister M. S. S. Amir Ali said all arrangements had been made for burials.

“This land was chosen after health, security and other relevant officials had inspected it. Located in Ottamawadi, it is about two acres in extent and this is a land in which we had been burying dead bodies during the rainy season,” he said.