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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Colombo, March 26:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>With the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic reaching threatening proportions in Sri Lanka, the national cricket team players have made contributions for the purchase of essential medical equipments.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to Sri Lanka Cricket release, they have donated for Video Laryngoscopes which are one of the primary medical equipment used to treat coronavirus affected patients. &quot;This equipment which have been ordered from overseas will be handed over by the Sri Lanka cricketers as soon as the purchases arrive in Sri Lanka,&quot; said SLC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, the board had donated a sum of Rs 25 million to the government&#39;s COVID-19 Fund to fully eliminate the pandemic from the country.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa had expressed his gratitude on Twitter and said: &quot;Thank you to Sri Lanka Cricket for the grant of 25 million lkr to assist the govt. in its battle against COVID-19. The support flowing in from all ends has been overwhelming. We also thank all the individual players who have come forward in offering support.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka currently has over 100 coronavirus cases with no deaths.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In Pakistan, centrally-contracted players will be donating a collective amount of five million Pakistani rupee to the governments emergency fund in their fight against coronavirus.In addition to the cricketers&#39; contribution, Pakistan Cricket Board staff up to the rank of senior managers will donate one day&#39;s salary, while the general managers and above will donate two days&#39; salary.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In a media release, PCB further said that as an institution, it will match the contribution of its staff to the government fund.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Close to 1,100 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported so far in Pakistan while eight lives have been lost.<\/p>\r\n",
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