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Appreciating Essential Workers during COVID-19 – Sri Lanka’s Youth Speaks Out

As Sri Lanka’s brave essential workers continue to fight the battle against COVID-19, risking their lives for the nation, we too must continue to show our appreciation.
Let’s ensure their sacrifice is not in vain. Here’s what Sri Lanka’s youth has to say about the responsibility we all have in these changing times and how we can build a better and safer Sri Lanka.

COVID-19 Economy And Public Finances: An Interview With Dr P. B. Jayasundera

There is perhaps no one who knows Sri Lanka’s economy as well as Dr P. B. Jayasundera. An economist by profession, Jayasundera began his career at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in 1974. After being seconded to the Ministry of Finance in 1990, he rose through the ranks to serve as Secretary to the Treasury under two former presidents — Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Mahinda Rajapakse. Today, he serves as Secretary to the President, appointed to the post following the 2019 Presidential Election.

Standards for COVID-19 Safety and Hygiene Products

With concerns rising about sub-standard face masks and hand sanitisers in the market, the Sri Lanka Standards Institute has sprung into action.

COVID19: How SLINTEC Is Rising To The Occasion

Within a short time, the Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) has come up with a number of inventions which can help the country in its fight against #COVID19.

What Lies Beneath The Surface: Unseen And Untold COVID-19 Stories

During most crises, the effects felt are uneven. The COVID-19 pandemic has its fair share of consequences, both as a result of the crisis and the state’s response to it. While the lockdown has been a measure implemented to mitigate the threat of COVID-19, it has produced unintended consequences and circumstances that are yet to be addressed.

The Uncertain Wage: Plight Of Factory Workers In A COVID-19 Hit Economy

There are new taps installed in the guard room, with bars of soap on the side. A nurse monitors your temperature and you wipe your feet against a special mat, before you enter the premises. At the doorway is a separate chamber, where you are sprayed with disinfectant from head-to-toe. Promptly after, you punch-in on the fingerprint machine—like everyone else reporting for work—you are asked to sanitise your hands again.

COVID-19: Local Inventions To The Fore

Here are some ingenious inventions developed by Sri Lankans, to aid the fight against #COVID19

The COVID-19 Outbreak: How To Protect Your Mental Health

Apart from your physical health, here’s why it’s important to take care of your mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak, along with 6 expert tips to keep in mind. #AIASriLanka #HealthierLongerBetterLives

COVID-19: #TogetherWeCan

For nearly a month now, Sri Lanka has been in a state of curfew due to COVID-19. Many, especially the poor, have been hit hard. But fortunately, Sri Lankans never fail to look out for each other.

Seven COVID-19 WhatsApp Forwards You Wish You Had Checked Before Sharing

Online messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Viber, Signal, and Telegram have become pivotal sources of information in the digital age. While these platforms facilitate positive communication and create a sense of community, it is also a breeding ground for misinformation and disinformation that can cause confusion, at best, and physical harm or death, at worst.

‘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.

COVID-19: Homegrown Robot To Monitor Patients

A robot designed and built in Sri Lanka, has joined hands in the battle against COVID-19

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