With a fresh spike of 46,253 coronavirus infections and 514 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Wednesday rose to 83,13,876, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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