Sri Lanka minister tests COVID-19 +ve after drinking holy man's 'miracle' potion
A Sri Lankan minister who publicly drank a 'miracle' potion offered by a self-styled holy man, that was supposed to prevent COVID-19, was taken to hospital with the coronavirus. The women and child development minister, Piyal Nishantha de Silva, was among several politicians who consumed the concoction. Family members of another politician were also infected despite taking the syrup.