BY SKANDHA GUNASEKARA
Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcom Ranjith yesterday (16) urged the Government not to hold elections at this point due to the volatility of the coronavirus outbreak.
Addressing the media yesterday on the commemoration event of the anniversary of the Easter Sunday attacks, Cardinal Ranjith said that the Covid-19 situation in Sri Lanka was still not under control.
“I don’t think this is an appropriate time to hold elections. As of this morning, there were 238 Covid-19-infected persons and there are thousands more under quarantine in detention centres across the country. It is clear we have not been able to contain the situation,” the Cardinal said.
He said that the reports of new cases must cease before things could be considered as under control.
“When there has been a prolonged period of time without any reports of new Covid-19 cases, then we can say that things are better and the situation is under control. Therefore, I don’t think we should have elections at this point in time,” Cardinal Ranjith said, adding that elections are not and should not be the priority.
‘Elections not a priority’: Cardinal
17 Apr 2020
‘Elections not a priority’: Cardinal
17 Apr 2020
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