A man carries a boy who will be administered the COVID-19 vaccine in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, September 24, 2021. Sri Lanka began inoculating children with congenital diseases above twelve years. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)
Sri Lankan laborers take a break while loading vegetable sacks onto the trucks after easing of restrictions that were imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, October 1, 2021. Sri Lanka lifted a six-week lockdown Friday as COVID-19 cases and deaths decline but will restrict people’s movement for work and obtaining essentials only which are running short in the island country amid economic worries. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)
A Sri Lankan vendor sets up his stall after easing of restrictions that were imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, October 1, 2021. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)
A Sri Lankan laborer pushes his cart past shops selling vegetables at a wholesale market after easing of restrictions that were imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, October 1, 2021. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)
A Sri Lankan man displays used shoes for sale at his shop after easing of restrictions that were imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, October 1, 2021. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)
A Sri Lankan laborer pulls his cart loaded with sacks of garlic after easing of restrictions that were imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, October 1, 2021. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)
Spot-billed pelican interact on the banks of an artificial lake in Colombo on September 28, 2021. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)
A Sri Lankan child plays inside a toy house during an island-wide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 01 October 2021. Sri Lanka celebrates World Children’s Day on October 1. Events on this day attempt to raise public awareness on the rights of children. Children are the hardest hit during the ongoing pandemic with their educational activities being severely curtailed. Sri Lanka began administering the Covid-19 vaccines to children aged from 12 to 19 years who have comorbidities and are disabled from 24 September under doctors’ observations. (Photo by Chamila Karunarathne/EPA/EFE)
Sri Lankan health workers representing joint trade unions shout slogans demanding due financial benefits and personal protective equipment to secure from coronavirus during half a day strike action in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, October 8, 2021. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)
A worker removes garbage to clean a lake on the outskirts of Colombo on October 11, 2021. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)
Sri Lanka army personnel stand in formation for the guard of honor during India’s Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane arrives for Sri Lanka Army Headquarters in Colombo on October 13, 2021. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)
Sri Lankan students attend morning religious observances before class on the first day of school after reopening, at Sunethra Devi Girls School, in the suburbs of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 21 October 2021. The Sri Lankan government reopened the schools below 200 students on 21 October 2021, after nearly six months of lockdown as per the first phase of school reopening. The Indian Ocean island nation prepares for a full reopening of all schools, universities, and higher education institutes in an effort to avoid a slump in the education system in the country. Education institutions have been closed for nearly six months of strict restrictions due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Meanwhile, Sri Lankan School teachers and principals are currently on strike for nearly 100 days demanding solutions to their long-standing salary issues. (Photo by Chamila Karunarathne/EPA/EFE)
A Sri Lankan primary school student washes her hands before entering the class room at a government school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, October 25, 2021. Sri Lankan authorities recommenced all primary schools that had been closed more than six months as a measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)
A health worker inoculates a schoolgirl with the dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at an educational institution in Colombo on October 26, 2021 in accordance to the directive from the government. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)
An ethnic Tamil woman prays holding a tray of oil lamps during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, November 4, 2021. Millions of people across Asia are celebrating the Hindu festival of Diwali, which symbolizes new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)
Hindu devotees gather at a temple to offer prayers during Diwali, the festival of lights, in Colombo on November 4,2021. (Photo by Ishara S Kodikara/AFP Photo)
Sri Lankan Hindu devotees perform rituals during the Diwali Hindu festival at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 04 November 2021. Diwali is one of the most popular festivals in Hinduism and is celebrated by Hindus all over the world. It is also known as the festival of lights. Hindus make up 12.6 percent of Sri Lanka’s population according to the 2019 census of population in Sri Lanka. (Photo by Chamila Karunarathne/EPA/EFE)
A Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil man offers a tray of oil lamps during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, November 4, 2021. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)
A performer accompanying teachers perform a blowing flame stunt during a demonstration demanding higher pay outside the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) in Colombo on November 5, 2021. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)
