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COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka

The COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed in Sri Lanka on 27 January 2020, after a 44-year-old Chinese woman from Hubei Province in China was admitted to the National Institute of Infection Diseases.[3]

COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka
DiseaseCOVID-19 (coronavirus)
LocationSri Lanka Sri Lanka
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseColombo
Date27 January 2020 – ongoing
(4 years, 7 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Confirmed cases915[1][2]
Recovered382[1]
Deaths
9[1]
Government website
epid.gov.lk

As of 13 May 2020, 889 confirmed cases were reported in the country with 9 deaths.[4] On 3 March 2020, the first reported case involving a Sri Lankan origin outside Sri Lanka was reported in Italy.

By 23 March, forty-five quarantine centers had been built in the country by the Sri Lanka Army.[5] Nearly 3,500 people were under quarantine in 45 quarantine centers which also included 31 foreigners from 14 countries.[6]

By 25 March 2020, Sri Lankan authorities tracked down over 14,000 people who had contacted the identified patients and had ordered self-quarantine for such people.[7]

As of 16 April 2020, Sri Lanka was named as 16th high risk country prone to virus pandemic.[8] Sri Lanka was ranked 9th best country in the world for its successful immediate response on tackling the virus.[9]

COVID-19 Pandemic In Sri Lanka Media

  • MSC Magniica's only Sri Lankan crew member on board and an ill passenger was disembarked when reached Colombo Harbour on her way back to Italy

  • Monthly Export Performance 2018-2020

  • A Sri Lankan woman is vaccinated in 2021 as part of the COVAX initiative

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "COVID-19 Situation Report". Health Promotion Bureau (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Epidemiology Unit". Ministry of Health (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "First patient with coronavirus reported in Sri Lanka". Colombo Page. 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Daily updated report of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka". Epidemiology Unit. 2020-03-18. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  5. ↑ "Establishment of 12 Corona Quarantine Centers Island wide". Hiru News. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  6. ↑ "Sri Lanka extends nationwide curfew to fight coronavirus pandemic". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  7. ↑ "Sri Lanka, Vietnam in Coronavirus battle to stem the deadly Covid-91 pandemic". economynext.com. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Sri Lanka ranked 16th among high risk countries for COVID – 19". Sri Lanka News – Newsfirst. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  9. ↑ "SL performs well in fighting Coronavirus & ranked 9 in GRID Index". Sri Lanka News – Newsfirst. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-04-17.



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