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cord-348787-8htlnb52	Hettiarachchi, Dineshani	Ethical Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic—Lessons from Sri Lanka	2020-11-03		.txt	text/plain	3755	176	51	In this article, we give an account of the strategy taken by Sri Lanka to mitigate the pandemic and comment on the lessons learned concerning the ethical responses to the COVID-19 crisis. The strict adherence to the measures enforced through the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance Act could be further strengthened by making the wearing of face masks, mandatory quarantine and social distancing which are considered only as guidelines issued on COVID-19 prevention, legally binding, at least during an outbreak, so that more citizens follow these measures stringently. Furthermore, even though the strict lockdown did not seem ethically sound, given the number of ICU beds available in Sri Lanka, it was the opinion of the public health experts that we employ a method known as "the hammer and the dance". As the number of fatalities from the COVID-19 pandemic is low in Sri Lanka, many lessons can be learned from the country's response to the crisis, from an ethical perspective.	./cache/cord-348787-8htlnb52.txt	./txt/cord-348787-8htlnb52.txt