Students wearing face masks prepare to take the 2020 General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Examination (GCE A/L Examination) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 12, 2020. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
COLOMBO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- About 360,000 Sri Lankan students sat for 2020 General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Examination (GCE A/L Examination), the entrance exam for the admission of Sri Lankan state universities, in nearly 2600 examination centers across the country on Monday.
The exam was held under strict health guidelines as a new cluster detected on the outskirts of capital Colombo raised the total COVID-19 patient count to above 4,700, local media reported on Monday.
A traffic police officer assists students who are going to take the 2020 General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Examination (GCE A/L Examination) to cross a road, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 12, 2020. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
A woman escorts her daughter to take the 2020 General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Examination (GCE A/L Examination) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 12, 2020. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
A woman escorts her daughter to take the 2020 General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Examination (GCE A/L Examination) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 12, 2020. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Students wearing face masks prepare to take the 2020 General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Examination (GCE A/L Examination) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 12, 2020. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua) ■
