The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa responded to a question on COVID-19-related cremations, stating that 13,183 bodies were cremated following COVID-19 infection. He said personal details could not be provided under the Right to Information Act and medical ethics, and that related registration information falls under the Department of the Registrar General rather than the Ministry of Health.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer to that question is as follows.
¶ 02 (a) (i) The number of dead bodies cremated following COVID-19 infection is 13,183. (ii) Under the Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016 (RTI Act) and medical ethics, it is not possible to provide the requested personal information. (iii) The matter is not within the purview of the Ministry of Health; it would be appropriate to obtain such information from the Department of the Registrar General.
¶ 03 (b) Does not arise.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 December 2024. No. 1734685396083959. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18154