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With the number of cases from the new coronavirus hitting 100,000 worldwide, Sri Lanka’s health officials were seen carrying out fever checks on those who attended the annual St. Anthony’s church feast yesterday in Kachchativu. About 7,000 Sri Lankans and 3,000 Indians converged on this island for the feast.  Pic by Priyanka Samaraweera

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