By Dr. Kavindya Marapana COVID-19 has impacted millions of lives worldwide. Sri Lanka reported its first case of COVID-19 on 27thJanuary 2020 and since then the epidemic has affected Sri Lanka significantly, especially since the second wave of COVID-19 in October 2020, causing a severe health, economic and social burden. Globally, whilst many people may have asymptomatic infection, around 40% of the infected persons develop a range of mild symptoms which include fever, a new and continuous cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, fatigue, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, etc. Only around 15% of the patients develop severe complications such as pneumonia, and out them around 5% suffer from life-threatening diseases including severe respiratory distress syndrome, thromboembolic events and multi-organ failure. In Sri Lanka, 79, 999 cases have been identified to the date of writing and although the incidence of COVID-19 related complications seem to be low, 445 deaths have been reported up-to-date, including paediatric deaths. COVID -19 is also believed to have long-term effects on neurological system which is still in research stage.