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By Kalinga Tudor Silva
Jayathilake, N., De Silva, S. and Amarajeewa, A. eds. Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic for South Asia: Civil Society Perspectives. Colombo: Regional Centre for Strategic Studies in collaboration with Global Partnership for Prevention of Armed Conflict, 2021.
This edited volume published by the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on various countries in the South Asian region. This volume differs from much of the emerging body of literature on politics and governance of the pandemic in that it seeks to capture civil society perspectives relating to this public health crisis and humanitarian emergency, with South Asia emerging as a major hotspot of the global pandemic. This is timely and particularly relevant as the pandemic is still unfolding in many parts of South Asia and the related horror stories triggered by the humanitarian crisis in India are presently making global media headlines. As of now, we in Sri
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Friday, 18 December 2020 - 8:33
Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva stated yesterday that they do not expect to impose curfew during the upcoming festive season.
However, the Army Commander further stated that he will not hesitate to take appropriate action at any time if required based on the coronavirus threat to the country.
With the identification of 650 new coronavirus infected persons including 12 from prisons, the total number of infected people in the country has increased to 35,387.
Accordingly, the number of infected persons reported from Minuwangoda Brandix, Peliyagoda Fish Market and Prison cluster is now at 31,720. The number of patients receiving further treatment at the hospitals are 8,874.