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Friday, January 29, 2021
Countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean are increasingly concerned with the spread of the COVID variants, as they work to ramp up vaccination efforts and impose travel restrictions on those countries where these variants are active. The European Union (EU) signaled this week that it might move forward with a proposal that seeks to improve export transparency on the COVID experimental vaccines produced within its boundaries. Separately, the European Commission is moving forward with efforts to devise a sustainable food systems chapter for its existing and future trade agreements.
In this issue we cover:
COVID-19 updates in the EU, UK and US
UK Visa Offer Addresses ‘Desperate Need’ of Hongkongers: Simon Cheng
The UK’s new visa programme allowing Hong Kong British National (Overseas) status holders to live in the UK is “very generous” and “addresses the desperate needs of Hong Kong people,” an exiled Hong Kong human rights activist said.
BN(O) status holders in Hong Kong and their eligible family members can apply for a visa to live, study, and work in the UK from Jan. 31, with the opportunity to renew the visa and eventually apply for British citizenship.
Simon Cheng, a former employee of the British consulate in Hong Kong who is now living in the UK, said he believes most people in Hong Kong are grateful for the UK’s offer, and welcome the opportunity.
Sri Lanka sticks to forced Covid cremation policy, despite revised advice from its own expert panel
Sri Lanka sticks to forced Covid cremation policy, despite revised advice from its own expert panel
29th Jan 2021
Photo: Muslim protestors outside Kanatte Crematorium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on December 23, 2020, with banners calling for an end of forced cremations. (Credit: Courtesy of Anis Mama)
Forcible cremation of Muslim baby sparks outrage, the public health policy behind it, which is practised exclusively in Sri Lanka and is in conflict with WHO guidelines, is considered a smokescreen for persecuting Muslims.
Elham Asaad Buaras
Sri Lanka’s Health Minister has insisted that the country will continue to cremate all the bodies that have died of Covid-19, despite a revised recommendation by the Government’s own expert medical panel that included burial as means of disposal of bodies.
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