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Namini Wijedasa

2 Sep, 7 tweets, 3 min read

@WHOSriLanka

@WHOSriLanka why was this page taken down after you posted the 6th expert panel report online last week? who.int/srilanka/news/…

https://twitter.com/Keheliya_R/status/1433376201670750221

Who is misinforming who?

@WHOSriLanka

@WHOSriLanka and why was the 5th expert panel report which was available for weeks at this link who.int/srilanka/news/… also taken down?

@Keheliya_R

You call this #FakeNews @Keheliya_R? Who pressured @WHOSriLanka?

@WHOSriLanka

I will speak for my own tweeting on this. It was clearly specified that this was the independent expert panel convened by WHO. It was never alluded to as a WHO recommendation. However, why did @WHOSriLanka take down the reports?

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