Chinese organizations donated US$ 126,584 worth of material to Lanka to fight COVID-19


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Share on Whatsapp Colombo, June 14 (Xinhua): When the Sri Lankan government announced an island-wide curfew on March 20 to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, Jinith De Silva, Acting President of the Sri Lanka-China Society (SLCS), was eager to use his connections with China to secure help for his country – Sri Lanka. “I wrote to several organizations in China and asked them to help us fight the virus. Sixteen organizations including the Amity Foundation in Nanjing and the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) responded generously,” De Silva said his eyes gleaming with pride. Donations amounting to...