MORE LANKANS STRANDED OVERSEAS RETURN 

One hundred and sixty nine Sri Lankans who were stranded in the Maldives due to the COVID-19 pandemic returned to the island yesterday on board a special repatriation flight operated by Sri Lankan Airlines. The Flight UL-410 landed at the Mattala International Airport yesterday afternoon with 169 passengers onboard. All arrivals were subject to stringent health measures including PCR tests at the airport. Pic and text by Nuwan Jayasekera