As per reports, Rajapaksa sent his resignation to his younger brother President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. While the government has appealed to its citizens to help in the crisis, many Sri Lankans also want the President to resign.
India's Minister for External Affairs dialed Indian High Commission in Colombo to extend all help to the hospital after learning about surgeries getting postponed due to lack of medicines.
Nomura’s Chief China Economist Ting Lu cut his forecast for Chinese GDP growth this year as factories shut down to comply with carbon emissions reduction targets.