Sri Lanka, April 3 -- As Sri Lanka continues to battle coronavirus (COVID-19), the United Nations (UN) says emergency fiscal support will help the country cope with the added burden on the healthcare system due to extra patients and testing. UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana told Dailymirror measures which need to be taken by the government to respond to COVID-19 would place more stress on debt in the country, similarly to many other countries in the region. She urged the international community to offer an immediate fiscal assistance package to countries like Sri Lanka to help them manage outstanding fore...