OUR THOUGHT
As the world heralds New Year 2021 tomorrow, who would have, even in their wildest dreams, ever imagined that their wishes for good health, peace and prosperity conveyed to family members, friends and colleagues at the dawn of 2020 would be metaphorically turned upside down during the unfolding year, and that instead it would be filled with misery, pain and tragedy. The pandemic, which devastated most countries across the globe, left in its wake a trail of death, travel restrictions, lock-downs and curfews, job losses and economic ruin.
The coronavirus figures worldwide draw a grim picture of one which the current generation has never had to face during their lifetime. As of last morning, there were 82,322,170 people infected with the virus and a staggering 1,796,292 deaths.
Returning to home turf, Sri Lanka came face to face with the coronavirus on January 27 when a 44-year-old Chinese woman from Hubei Province in China tested positive for the virus. She was subsequently cured after undergoing treatment at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Angoda and left to China with lots of hugs and kisses, probably in the hope that she was taking the virus away with her.
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