Living In A Country Without COVID-19

Sri Lanka crushed COVID, but I still have to be home by 11 PM

A normal day in Pettah vs the curfew. Not pictured: new normal. Photos by Nazly Ahmed

Sri Lanka has crushed COVID-19. We’ve had zero local cases for a month, outside of a contained outbreak in the Navy. It only takes one missed case but, knock on wood, we’re clear.

We’ve reopened, but that’s hardly news. It seems like everyone reopened at the same time…