Sri Lanka announces lockdown as coronavirus cases surge; president to address nation

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Sri Lanka announced a 10-day lockdown starting on Friday night in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, as surging infections and deaths overwhelm the island's health system.

COLOMBO -Sri Lanka announced a 10-day lockdown starting on Friday night in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, as surging infections and deaths overwhelm the island's health system.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa met with members of the presidential task force on coronavirus and was expected to address the nation on Friday evening. Hospitals in the country of 22 million people are overflowing with COVID-19 patients as the highly transmissible Delta variant surges through the population.

 

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