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Poverty and the pandemic: A poor mother’s plight
View(s):An elderly woman is seen collecting her meagre poverty allowance of Rs. 1000 from the Grandpass post office where the officers are fully protected with a polythene cover at the counter and wearing Personal Protective Equipment, spotlighting the people’s battle against the twin evils of poverty and the COVID-19 pandemic. Pic by Akila Jayawardana