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Colombo, Aug 31(EFE/EPA).- Sri Lankan Health workers wearing protective gear performed Tuesday COVID -19 swab tests at a temporary test facility in Colombo. The Sri Lankan government has extended an islandwide lockdown till September 6 2021 as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus. According to Sri Lankan Health Authorities, 216 Covid-19 deaths were reported in Sri Lanka on August 30, the highest number in a single day since the pandemic began. Meanwhile, the daily death toll of Covid-19 has crossed 200 for the 4th day in a row.The Indian Ocean island nation is currently in the midst of the third wave of COVID-19 and the number of cases is increasing day by day. Sri Lanka has so far recorded a total of 436081 COVID-19 cases with 8991 deaths.(Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: COVID-19 TESTING FACILITY IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.

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