According to the Sri Lankan High Commission, its high level disaster preparedness after the 2019 bombings has helped it deal with the Covid crisis.Saroja Sirisena (the country's high commissioner to Britain), praised Sri Lanka's remarkable healthcare response and expressed optimism that Sri Lanka would be able to get off the UKs red-list in September.Two67 people died in the suicide bombings that took place on Easter Sunday 2019 in Sri Lanka. They were carried out at three luxury hotels as well as three churches.Sirisena said to Travel Weekly, "When a country goes through something, it is better prepared for the future."With Covid, we have been very disciplined. Some criticised our approach because we had the military take over certain sections of the operation. However, we moved very quickly. We closed our airports and refused to allow Sri Lankan citizens back in. Our healthcare system was amazing, thanks to the army's quick set-up of hospitals within 10 days.About 20,000 Brits chose to live in Sri Lanka because they felt safer there. We had 13 to 14 deaths up until October 2013.Two vaccinations are required to enter Sri Lanka.Sirisena stated that everyone over 30 will be double-vaccinated by September. Although people will still be tested positive, the number of people who become ill is significantly lower than before so hospitals don't get overwhelmed.Sirisena stated that Sri Lanka was a great destination for Brits once the world opens up. He expects visitors will stay longer after Covid.The average stay is seven days. They tend to only do one activity, which could be the city or the beach. We believe that once they have traveled this far, they will be able to stay longer and take in more activities, such as trips to the tea plantations and wildlife.Sirisena stated that Sri Lanka offers great adventure and active options such as white water rafting, cycling, and tours to tea plantations.She also said that the standards were high in the country.Rural life is not backward, even though it's rural. She said that although it is beautiful and unspoiled, there is still electricity and an internet connection.Visitors will not see anything unpleasant. Most likely, they will see uniformed children walking across the rice fields to school. It's a civilized society.Sirisena stated that wellness and experiential tourism are also growing in popularity.
