Day: April 3, 2020
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Apr- 2020 -3 AprilONLINE EXCLUSIVES
UN LAUNCHES COVID-19 PLAN
“The new coronavirus disease is attacking societies at their core, claiming lives and people’s livelihoods”, said Secretary-General António Guterres, pointing out that the potential longer-term effects
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3 AprilMEDIA RELEASES
SRI LANKAN AIRLINES
Colombo, April 02 2020: The Chairman and Board of Directors of SriLankan Airlines are ever mindful of their duty to protect the country’s economic interests, livelihoods of the employees of the SriLankan
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3 AprilONLINE EXCLUSIVES
WHY IS ‘PHYSICAL DISTANCING’ BETTER THAN ‘SOCIAL DISTANCING’?
The World Health Organization (WHO) has started using the phrase "physical distancing" instead of "social distancing" as a way to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus from people to people
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3 AprilONLINE EXCLUSIVES
COVID-19 WILL HIT SOUTH ASIA HARD. WE ARE FIGHTING BACK
While my regular rounds of visits to South Asia have ground to a halt, I have never felt more connected to the region. I’m reminded every day that the unfolding COVID-19 crisis threatens to erase
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3 AprilONLINE EXCLUSIVES
World Bank Fast-Tracks $128 Million COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Support for Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2020— The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the $128.6 million Sri Lanka COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project
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