Repatriations have been carried out by the Government of Sri Lanka identifying the most vulnerable categories of overseas Sri Lankans in the face of the limited availability of quarantine facilities in the country, as Sri Lanka continues to seek to gain control over the spread of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka, Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha said. The Foreign Ministry, issuing a statement under the Secretary’s name, has noted that through the "Contact Sri Lanka" web portal and other means, to date, over 27,000 overseas Sri Lankans have expressed their wish to return. This number includes over 17,000 migrant workers and dependents, 6,000 students, and about 3,000 short-term visa holders and tourists. Aryasinha has said the Government’s focus in the present wave of repatriation was on students and those on government training in South Asia, considering the particular vulnerability they faced from a medical perspective. This repatriation process is being operationalised by Sri Lanka Missions in those countries in consultation with the Ministry, the Covid-19 Task Force, and a host of national agencies, the Foreign Ministry statement notes. Similar developing situations elsewhere are also being closely monitored by the Foreign Ministry and appropriate recommendations will be made for the consideration of policymakers as well as the decision and facilitation for repatriation.