Showing posts with label Sri Lankan expatriates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sri Lankan expatriates. Show all posts

Thursday, November 12, 2020

98 Sri Lankans die abroad due to COVID-19; Majority in Saudi

Sri Lanka Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that 98 Sri Lankan expatriates had died so far in foreign countries.

The majority of deaths have occurred in middle east countries. 

Saudi Arabia - 36

Kuwait  - 21

UAE - 10

Qatar - 06

Britain -05

United States - 04

Canada - 04

Bahrain - 02

Jordan - 02

Germany - 02

Italy  -02

Israel  - 01

 



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