Sri Lanka, April 7 -- Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday made a clarion call for unity to defeat the common enemy COVID-19 keeping aside all political, religious, ethnic or other differences.

Addressing the nation on television last night, Prime Minister Rajapaksa stressed that the Government is determined not to back down from the fight against COVID-19 despite the unprecedented challenges it has faced locally and internationally.He pointed out that the Government, well aware of the difficulties faced by the public, is focused on providing relief as much as possible to the needy people and all other affected segments of the country.The Prime Minister also highlighted the need to bring the situation under control before long, add...