As of January 21, the island nation of Sri Lanka is open to tourists from all countries. Both of the country’s international airports reopened on the same day.

Sri Lanka will require the showing of a COVID-19 vaccination certificate compulsory for entry to public places starting from Jan. 1, in a renewed attempt to prevent another spike in infections.

On April 20, a 76-year-old man from Neerveli village, in northern Sri Lanka’s Jaffna district, died after he was found to be infected with COVID-19 at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital. The bodies of ...