*Human* Wellness is what matters most amidst #Covid19LK; above & beyond all other Clinical/Control objectives, which are means, not ends

#lka response needs to be
Human-centered not Virus-centered

If you agree, reply w/ stories to remind us, like below
The above video on a disabled boy committing suicide, after health authorities forcibly took away his mother and left him home alone, was taken from Hiru news, on this page https://www.hirunews.lk/english/253730/homagama-special-needs-child-commits-suicide-after-his-mother-was-taken-to-hospital-due-to-coronavirus-video
Homagama: Special needs child commits suicide after his mother was taken to hospital due to...

Homagama: Special needs child commits suicide after his mother was taken to hospital due to coronavirus (Video). Most visited website in Sri Lanka.

https://www.hirunews.lk/english/253730/homagama-special-needs-child-commits-suicide-after-his-mother-was-taken-to-hospital-due-to-coronavirus-video
News: the suddenly imposed 3day curfew in WP (promised as "temporary") extended a week! No consideration for people to sort out basic needs 😕

Derana: Quarantine curfew in the Western Province will continue till 5.00 am on 09 November - Army Commander. http://www.newswire.lk/2020/11/01/breaking-western-province-curfew-extended-by-a-week/
Breaking : Western province Curfew extended by a week - NewsWire

Quarantine curfew in Western Province extended until 9 November 5 a.m., says Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva

http://www.newswire.lk/2020/11/01/breaking-western-province-curfew-extended-by-a-week/
This same concern is echoed by prominent sinhala journalist, and posted on FB by his friend.
@aruwij explains here a simple *human* response that would have been more appropriate than the control/bureaucratic response received by Dr. Thushara Wickremanayake, during her time of enforced external quarantine upon her return to #SriLanka

https://twitter.com/aruwij/status/1322492868431282178?s=19
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