Lanka ‘hopeful’ to be off UK red list by September Source:Island Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to the UK, Saroja Sirisena, hailed the country’s “phenomenal” healthcare response and said she was hopeful it was “on track” to take it off the UK’s red list from September. Sirisena told ‘Travel Weekly’ that when a country has gone through something, it comes out better prepared for things in the future. “We have been really disciplined [with Covid]. Our approach was criticised by some because we got the military involved to handle some sections of the operation, but we moved really quickly. ...