Sri Lanka Minister Who Promoted 'Covid Syrup' Test Positive
Sri Lanka’s Health Minister, Pavithra Wanniarachchi tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. She had previously endorsed a herbal syrup to prevent the virus. The syrup was produced by a shaman (believer in spirits etc ) who claimed it worked as a life-long inoculation against the virus. Wanniarchchi is the fourth minister in the country to test positive. In fact another junior Sri Lankan minister who had taken the portion also was tested positive earlier this week. The health minister too had consumed the portion publicly earlier. She endorsed the syrup as a way to stop the spread of th...