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Sri Lanka’s cricket icons are calling on their fellow countrymen to not take the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lightly.
Photographs and videos shared on social media by Sri Lankans have highlighted many ignoring the advice of medical experts and gathering in groups.
“I also don’t know whether I am exposed already,” Mahela Jayawardene said in a video posted on Facebook today. “But that is the scary thing about this virus—we don’t know. So let’s act that we all have the virus and we don’t give it to someone else…”
Mahela Jayawardena
My thoughts on Covid 19
“If you’re still going out to public places then you’re being irresponsible and selfish,” Thisara Perera reminded the public in a message on Twitter.
Thisara perera on X (formerly Twitter): “If you’re still going out to public places then you’re being irresponsible and selfish.Plz stay away from public places Keep a reasonable distance from others . wash your hands – a lot. And, don’t touch your face. You shouldn’t panic – just prepare. pic.twitter.com/QfllqwCQgv / X”
If you’re still going out to public places then you’re being irresponsible and selfish.Plz stay away from public places Keep a reasonable distance from others . wash your hands – a lot. And, don’t touch your face. You shouldn’t panic – just prepare. pic.twitter.com/QfllqwCQgv
More social media posts from Sri Lankan cricketers below
Angelo Mathews on X (formerly Twitter): “Let’s do our part and look after the Tri forces ,police health officials and all involved who are working tirelessly without even looking after their wellbeing.Dont be selfish let’s fight this together and remember WASH YOUR HANDS #Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/0Ii2GCRasJ / X”
Let’s do our part and look after the Tri forces ,police health officials and all involved who are working tirelessly without even looking after their wellbeing.Dont be selfish let’s fight this together and remember WASH YOUR HANDS #Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/0Ii2GCRasJ
Dimuth Karunarathna on X (formerly Twitter): “give your family and the world is a healthy you.@WHO #COVID #Covid_19 #CoronaOutbreak pic.twitter.com/t06czohy2a / X”
give your family and the world is a healthy you.@WHO #COVID #Covid_19 #CoronaOutbreak pic.twitter.com/t06czohy2a
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Chaminda Vaas on X (formerly Twitter): “No-one & nothing is unaffected n just wanted to say that we can all stay safe.Stay indoors and help combat this virus! Ppl r desperate 2 find any sense of community at a time when social interaction and physical connections are actually spreading the pandemic. #StaySafeStayHome / X”
No-one & nothing is unaffected n just wanted to say that we can all stay safe.Stay indoors and help combat this virus! Ppl r desperate 2 find any sense of community at a time when social interaction and physical connections are actually spreading the pandemic. #StaySafeStayHome
Chaminda Vaas on X (formerly Twitter): “We are all in this together. And only by acting collectively now that we will have a good chance of returning to some semblance of life as we knew it before #COVID-19. Stay Safe / X”
We are all in this together. And only by acting collectively now that we will have a good chance of returning to some semblance of life as we knew it before #COVID-19. Stay Safe
Mahela Jayawardena on X (formerly Twitter): “දැන් බඩු ගන්න පෝලිම් වල , කඩවල් වල පිරෙන්න එපා. අඩුම මීටරයක් දුරින් ඉන්න ! #DefeatCorona #Together / X”
දැන් බඩු ගන්න පෝලිම් වල , කඩවල් වල පිරෙන්න එපා. අඩුම මීටරයක් දුරින් ඉන්න ! #DefeatCorona #Together
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Kusal Mendis on X (formerly Twitter): “#keepyourhandscleenchallange @covid19 @WHO @OfficialSLC pic.twitter.com/Qk9ijPHpev / X”
keepyourhandscleenchallange @covid19 @WHO @OfficialSLC pic.twitter.com/Qk9ijPHpev
Angelo Mathews on X (formerly Twitter): “ප්‍රබල පනිවිඩයකි.කාරැනිකව සවන් දි එය පිලිපදින්න මිත්‍රවරැනි. අපි ඹවුන්ට සහ අනෙක් සියලුම රට වාසින්ට කරන මහත් උපකාරයකි🙏. #FightCOVID19 pic.twitter.com/KBntcPuXNr / X”
ප්‍රබල පනිවිඩයකි.කාරැනිකව සවන් දි එය පිලිපදින්න මිත්‍රවරැනි. අපි ඹවුන්ට සහ අනෙක් සියලුම රට වාසින්ට කරන මහත් උපකාරයකි🙏. #FightCOVID19 pic.twitter.com/KBntcPuXNr
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