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Sri Lanka enacts 10-day nationwide lockdown amid COVID-19 surge

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announces a 10-day lockdown from 20 August 2021 to reduce transmission of the Delta variant, following record daily deaths and hospital overload.

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HealthSri Lanka enacts 10-day nationwide lockdown amid COVID-19 surge

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announces a 10-day lockdown from 20 August 2021 to reduce transmission of the Delta variant, following record daily deaths and hospital overload.

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