Sri Lanka, March 30 -- On March 3, 2020, coronavirus or COVID-19 made its first appearance in Sri Lanka when a foreign national tested coronavirus positive. However, despite the country's state of unpreparedness to face what was to become a world-wide pandemic, local doctors were able to save the patient's life and she was able to leave the country.
Sadly, a few of the people whom she had interacted with, were soon found to be coronavirus positive. Our people almost and immediately went into panic mode, with questions being raised as to why the government was not blocking the entry of foreigners into the country.
Today, around three weeks after that unfortunate day, the day-to-day life in the country has radically changed. For the past tw...