An all-out effort to contain a contagion Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) More than a year after the Corona virus pandemic hit Sri Lanka and the country took measures to deal with its first wave extremely effectively becoming a role model for other countries, health experts are warning that a ‘third wave’ with disastrous consequences could hit the nation in the coming weeks. While the Government is stepping up safeguards against a resurgence of the pandemic, there are concerns that Sri Lanka could suffer a similar fate to neighbouring India where a ‘third wave’ has become deadly with more than 350,000 cases and 2,800 deaths being recorded in a single day.