A. About 70% of Sri Lankans are Buddhist; 12.6% are Hindu; 9.7% are Muslim; and 7.4% are Christian. While the health minister and other leaders endorsed the syrup, the nation’s doctors quashed claims about mixture. The government has approved use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, with the first doses expected to arrive this week.

Q: Sri Lanka isn't the only place where people in positions of power have pushed unproven treatments for Covid. Last year, a herbal concoction was vigorously promoted by the president of what other island nation in the Indian Ocean?

A. Bahamas

B. Cape Verde

C. Madagascar

D. Philippines

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C. Even as Madagascar's COVID-19 cases soared, President Andry Rajoelina continued to distribute the drink made with the artemisia plant - the source of an ingredient used in a malaria drug. Madagascar is in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. Bahamas and Cape Verde are in the Atlantic, and the Philippines are in the Pacific.

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Q: The pandemic led many people to look for “miracle” cures, and it led to unusual theories about where the disease originated. Where were several cell phone towers burned by people who believed 5G signals caused the pandemic?

A. Brazil

B. South Africa

C. United Kingdom

D. All of the above

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C. After conspiracy theorists on social media groups alleged a link between the coronavirus and 5G mobile networks, there were 20 suspected arson attacks on phone masts in the UK over the 2020 Easter weekend.

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Q: Like most viruses, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has mutated. Where was a mutation discovered?

A. Brazil

B. South Africa

C. United Kingdom

D. All of the above

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D. Public health officials are worried that different virus mutations found in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil may more infectious or resistant to vaccines. There also are reports the people who have had COVID-19 being reinfected with a virus variant.

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