michelle fernandez has more from colombo, sugar, sugar. it's everywhere, but not a green to buy. has been the complaint from consumers in sri lanka. the government says this is one of the reasons hoarding by trade is to create an artificial price increase. on wednesday, government officials rated warehouses in colombo. they said we're not registered with the consumer affairs authority and see 32000 metric tons of sugar, pumping the stock. so we made available to the public. we distributed through government retailers at an affordable price range like this to acquire hidden stocks, follow president, go to the raj boxes decision to impose a state of emergency and introduce regulations on a central food supplies. under these rules authorized officers will be able to take steps to provide essential food items at concessional rates to the public by purchasing patty rice and sugar, including guaranteed prices, or based on customer value on imported goods. to prevent market irregularities, consumers have had to deal with increasing prices as a result of a weakening sheila and ruby and i

well, michelle fernandez joins us live now from an army vaccination center in the capital, columbia mon, else. as you're saying in your report, there are many keywords because it's still being told to go to work despite those restrictions. so what's the latest now with infections in the country? basically, the total number of infections ensure lanka have exceeded 460000 in terms of depth . we have seen it cross the 10000 mark, recording 10100 new 40 deaths as of yesterday. now obviously in terms of the population, the sort of competitive of this population of 22000000 people. that's a slightly high number. but in terms of the government's efforts, they're looking very much to vaccinate the population while keeping the economy going. now that's a very delicate balance. as you were seeing the apparently industry one of the top foreign exchange for she longer has had this challenge of balancing walker safety and the need to keep going. because essentially given where she is right now, the foreign currency that industry brings is absolutely vital. now obviously you have a sort of a range of

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