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Medics affirm political will needed to see through new COVID outbreak-by Kamanthi Wickramasinghe Crowds holidaying in Nuwara Eliya  seem to be quite unconcerned about spreading COVID virus in the country Pix by Ranjith Rajapaksha Source:Dailymirror Medics opine that since Sri Lanka has chosen the strategy of “Dying with the virus” they opine it remains a better option to continue with AstraZeneca  Dr. Wijewickrama affirm that closing borders with the surge of COVID cases has to be a political decision We are at a crucial juncture because more young people are being infected and an ‘S drop’ is seen in PCR results and it could be that there is a new variant There were concerns about vaccinating pregnant women, but medical professionals advise in favour of getting vaccinated rather than contracting COVID during pregnancy Medics underscore that there’s an increase in the number of patients that require an oxygen supply The ...