COVID -19 impact on research in both positive and negative ways in Sri Lanka. Many researchers related to COVID-19 virus are conducting. For the first time in Sri Lanka, COVID-19 genome was sequenced. A scientist develops COVID-19 testing swabs. Different types of ventilators were developed. More than forty inventions were newly introduced. Number of PCR testings also increasing day by day. Though research related to COVID-19 is conducted in the country, other research and research institutes are stopped due to curfew in the country.
The vaccine developed by scientists in India to immunize the susceptible population against COVID-19, is under clinical trial. In addition, plasma therapy is being used by Indian Doctors to treat the COVID-19 cases.