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Gearing Up: Are We Prepared For A Protective Equipment Shortage?

It takes roughly 10 minutes to wear the entire ensemble; the complete outfit of any doctor or nurse tending to a patient who has contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). It is cumbersome and confining. The outfit is also the primary protection for the health care workers who are at immediate risk of being infected themselves in this pandemic.

New Year Under Lockdown: A Different Celebration This Year

For Osanda Samarasinghe (45), the highlight of April has been celebrating the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. He and his family would observe traditional nekath at the appropriate auspicious times, and before the New Year dawned, would shop for clothes and prepare and plan their finances for the upcoming year.

‘Self-Quarantine’: Preventing COVID-19 From Spreading In Sri Lanka

Ihthisham Lye (27) felt a pain in his throat the moment he stepped out of the airport, after returning from a business trip to Malaysia on March 4. He recognised the signs of oncoming fever. “My wife was worried because the antibiotics I took did not work,” he told Roar Media.

A New Artificial Beach For Colombo

The public may soon get a first look of Colombo Port City’s new artificial beach.

Dealing With Death: Funeral Rituals In Sri Lanka

Death is a fact of life. It transcends cultures and borders and is a universal human experience. However, rites and rituals concerning death vary; in a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural country such as ours, rituals and rites surrounding funerals reflect the hopes, values and dreams of the community.

The Leap Year

Today is February 29. What’s so special about this day?

Conversations With A Circumciser: Female Genital Mutilation In Sri Lanka

Why is FGM still practised in Sri Lanka? We speak to a circumciser to find out.

The Sharks In Our Seas

There’s something in the water…

A Turtle Hatchery At Galle Face Green

Galle Face Green got its own turtle hatchery after a surprising discovery last month.

Who Is Devanee Jayathilaka?

Learn why this Forest Department official has won Sri Lankan hearts.

What’s Happening With COVID-19?: Live Updates Here

The World Health Organisation has said, ‘the whole world needs to be on alert now. The whole world needs to take action and be ready for any cases that come from the epicentre or epicentres that are established’.

Not To Panic: Everything You Need To Know About The Wuhan Coronavirus In Sri Lanka [So Far]

Over 100 people have died and over 4,500 cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have been reported globally, after the virus was first discovered in Wuhan City, China on 31 December 2019. The virus has since spread to at least 14 other countries, including Australia, France, Germany Malaysia, Nepal and Singapore.

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