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Piyal Nishantha de Silva, who is responsible for women, child development and education on the island nation, told reporters and on Facebook that he had Corona.
The drink was brewed by an influential so-called holy man who claimed that he had received the recipe from the Hindu goddess of destruction, Kali.
The drink contains honey, nutmeg, coriander and other herbs and was available for the equivalent of eleven euros (2500 rupees) a bottle. He also gave politicians and ministers a taste.
Even Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi made use of this - even though her own ministry had not approved the drink as a medicinal product. For this they criticized opposition members of parliament for spreading false hope and encouraging people to go to the holy man en masse.

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