Natamis operating within the Pettah market and Fort in Colombo have been severely affected due to the coronavirus pandemic in Sri Lanka.
A number of stores in the usually busy Pettah market have been closed following the “second wave’ reported from October.
A few employees of stores at the Pettah market were also recently detected to have contracted the coronavirus, while some stores were marked as isolated areas to quarantine suspected employees.
The following video highlights the plight of the Natamis and low-income families in the Pettah and Fort areas affected due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Sri Lanka. (NewsWire)