The US Congress was given a report on the results of a two-year investigation confirming that the COVID-19 virus, which has killed 6.9 million people worldwide, was not natural, but was created in a laboratory.

The Sri Lankan government has officially apologized to the Muslim minority for the forced cremation of COVID-19 victims, despite WHO guidance that Islamic burials are safe during the pandemic. The Muslim Country Council announced that it would take legal action and seek compensation against the two academics behind the decision, Mattika Withanage and Channa Jayasumana.

The head of the WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, urged everyone to wear masks and get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Due to the large number of victims of the coronavirus, cremation centers are working day and night.