Sri Lanka to allow burial of Muslims who die with coronavirus

Sri Lankan health workers carry a coffin carrying remains of a Covid-19 victim to a cremation furnace (Eranga Jayawardena/AP)

Sri Lanka will begin giving permission for Muslims who die with Covid-19 to be buried, the prime minister said, following an outcry over a previous ban.

Mahinda Rajapaksa gave the assurance in response to a question in Parliament.