Sri Lanka tightens COVID-19 restrictions as hospitals struggle

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COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities tightened coronavirus restrictions Friday (Aug 6) as reports emerged of COVID-19 patients dying while awaiting admission to overcrowded hospitals. The government said state ceremonies and public gatherings were banned until Sep 1 because of the growing health crisis.

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities tightened coronavirus restrictions Friday as reports emerged of COVID-19 patients dying while awaiting admission to overcrowded hospitals.

Public servants had previously been asked to return to work from Monday but that order has now been revoked and bosses told to decide who should report for duty on-site. Sri Lankan television anchor Thilakshani Maduwanthi shared images online of the state-run Colombo South hospital that showed three patients sharing a single bed.

"What we reported about India where people died outside overcrowded hospitals a few months ago is now happening right before my eyes," she said in a widely shared Facebook post.Private gatherings have not been banned but the government has increased restrictions on attendance.

 

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