Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wearing a face mask greets a Buddhist monk at the inauguration of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)'s election campaign leading up to the parliamentary elections at Anuradhapura (200km from capital Colombo), Sri Lanka on July 3, 2020. Accordingly, President Rajapaksa attended several public gatherings held in the Anuradhapura district to ensure the victory of the SLPP candidates contesting the upcoming general election. SLPP, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna is headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's brother, prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka will hold the Parliamentary Election on August 05 2020. (Photo by Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)





Passengers wearing protective masks travel on an over crowded train towards capital city, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 8, 2020. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)





A man washes shirts in a water tank at a laundry, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 22, 2020. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)





Sri Lankan Muslims attend a prayer session to mark Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, August 1, 2020. The feast is marked by sacrificing animals to commemorate the prophet Ibrahim's faith in being willing to sacrifice his son. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





Sri Lankan municipal health workers are disinfected after a swab sample collecting session to test for COVID-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





Empty chairs are seen during a movie time at Savoy cinema, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 11, 2020. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)





A cleaner wearing a protective mask makes up a room at the Shangri-La hotel, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 1, 2020. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)





A street vendor prepares flower garlands at a Hindu temple in Colombo on July 2, 2020. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)





Buddhist devotees holds out flowers towards a fountain before praying during Poya, a full moon religious festival, at the Kelaniya Temple in the Kelaniya suburb of Colombo on July 4, 2020. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)





Students wearing protective face masks practice keeping a one meter distance as they attend a maths lesson inside a class room on the first day at Vidyakara college, which re-opened after almost two months of lock-down amidst concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Colombo, Sri Lanka on July 6, 2020. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)





A commuter wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, travels in a train in Colombo on July 16, 2020. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)





A delivery staff member wearing a protective mask is checked with a thermal scanner at the main entrance of a KFC fast food outlet, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 9, 2020. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)





A local resident shelters under an umbrella during a downpour in Colombo's suburb of Dompe on July 20, 2020. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)





A man wearing a protective mask pulls a cart with metal barrels near a main market, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 30, 2020. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)





Muslims wearing protective masks practice social distancing as they attend a prayer to mark the Hajj festival, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 1, 2020. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)





Passengers wearing protective masks wait for a bus at a main bus station, amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 29, 2020. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)





A man walks past a toys shop in Colombo on July 23, 2020. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)





Sri Lankan Buddhist monks supporting prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa attend an election rally in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 28, 2020. Sri Lanka’s powerful, popular Rajapaksa brothers are likely to get strong support in parliamentary elections Wednesday that could add to their family political dynasty and their ability to amend the constitution. The prospect of those changes raise fears of weakening government institutions and the rule of law. The results of the vote could also lead to sibling rivalry, charting the country into more confusion, analysts say. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





Sri Lankan polling officers dispatch election material to polling centers ahead of the parliamentary elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Sri Lankans are voting in parliamentary elections Wednesday that are expected to strengthen President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's grip on power. Parts of the party are also calling for a two-thirds majority in Parliament so it can amend the constitution to restore presidential powers curbed by a 2015 constitutional change. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





A boy play cricket on the beach Near Colombo, Sri Lanka on July 27, 2020 (Photo by Akila Jayawardana/NurPhoto via Getty Images)