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Respect privacy of coronavirus infected patients: Defence Ministry
The Defence Ministry requested both print and electronic media to respect the privacy of coronavirus infected patients and refrain from shooting their places of living and the scenes when the health authorities check their houses.
The Ministry noted that it has been practiced by some TV channels to show the events of tracing corona suspects and issuing them health guidance by Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) and Police officials during news telecasts, other news related programs, in news and feature articles in newspapers.
Appreciating the critical role played by media personnel in educating the public on the coronavirus pandemic, Defence Secretary Maj.Gen.(Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said protecting patients' privacy is important to encourage patients to come forward for testing, a statement from the Ministry said. The Ministry is also of the view that covering such events would also cause inconvenience to health officials on duty.
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