Basil Rajapaksa tests positive for COVID-19
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on April 15, 2022 - 4:45 pm

Sri Lanka’s finance minister Basil Rajapaksa (Photo By ISHARA S. KODIKARA)
Former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa has tested positive for COVID-19.
According to reports, Basil Rajapaksa is currently under medical care at a private hospital in Colombo.
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A special burial ground for CV19 victims was set up in the Eastern province by the Gotagohome govt’s ex-Health Minister, Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi.
Hope it continues to be operational.
ha, ha,
Hope there is a VIP corner in that burial ground !!