Special Task Force (STF) personnel wearing protective gear spray disinfectant outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on April 10, 2020 AFPMore than 200 people have tested positive for coronavirus so far in Sri Lanka, where an indefinite, nationwide curfew has been imposedSri Lanka made cremations compulsory for coronavirus victims on Sunday, ignoring protests from the country's minority Muslims who say it goes against Islamic tradition. Of the seven deaths from the infectious disease so far in the island nation, three were Muslims. More than 200 people have tested positive for coronavirus so far in Sri Lanka, where an indefinite, nationwide curfew has been imposed. Hundreds of homes and vehicles were destroyed and the authorities were accused of failing to stop the violence - a charge denied by Colombo. Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic Church said on Sunday it forgave the suicide bombers, adding that "we offered love to the enemies who tried to destroy us."

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 12, 2020 12:22 UTC