国际英语资讯:Sri Lankas election chief assures voter safety on eve of parliamentary election
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 4-- <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Mahinda">Mahinda</span> <span word="Deshapriya">Deshapriya</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="over">over</span> 12,000 <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="booths">booths</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> 225-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="Deshapriya">Deshapriya</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="disinfecting">disinfecting</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="booths">booths</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="sanitizers">sanitizers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="hygiene">hygiene</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="booths">booths</span>.</p><p><span word="Voters">Voters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="masks">masks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="booths">booths</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="Deshapriya">Deshapriya</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="health">health</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="booths">booths</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p>"<span word="All">All</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="election">election</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="assure">assure</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="booths">booths</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="free">free</span>," <span word="Deshapriya">Deshapriya</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> 16.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="over">over</span> 7,000 <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="contesting">contesting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>.</p><p><span word="Voting">Voting</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="at">at</span> 5:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="quarantine">quarantine</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>.</p><p><span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="over">over</span> 2,800 <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="over">over</span> 2,500 <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="discharged">discharged</span>.</p>
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