A health worker wearing a personal protective equipment kit walks inside a banquet hall temporarily converted into a Covid-19 coronavirus ward in New Delhi April 27, 2021. — AFP picCOLOMBO, May 7 — Sri Lanka on Thursday became the latest of India’s neighbours to seal its borders with the South Asian giant as it battles a record coronavirus surge.
The Sri Lankan government banned flight passengers from India entering, as the country reported its highest daily toll of 14 deaths and 1,939 infections in 24 hours. It has reported 11,755 Covid-19 deaths and 767,338 cases, but experts say the real figures are higher in all South Asian countries.
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