Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- The following is an extract of the text from a news item in the evening newscast of one of the TV channels on Sunday, October 11, 2020. "The Grade five scholarship examinations were held today under strict health regulations. 331,694 candidates sat the exam in 2,936 centres across the island. All students in quarantine will have special facilities where their answer scripts would be collected separately. Five students receiving treatment at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (IDH hospital) sat the exam at the hospital premises, invigilated by an official of the Department of Examinations.

The Examinations Department stated that all centres for the scholarship and Advanced Level examinations have been disi...