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一 | Colombo, Oct 13 (UNI) A new study by the University of Peradeniya has revealed that around 9.6 million Sri Lankans live below the poverty line, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

The Daily FT quoted Professor Wasantha Athukorala of the University's Department of Economics and Statistics as saying that 42 per cent of Sri Lanka's estimated 21 million people were suffering from destitution in the wake of the economic crisis.

According to the study, in 2019 nearly three million people lived below the poverty line but the number has shot up to 9.6 million in October 2022.

UNI MR。 Quito, Oct 13 (UNI) Ecuador reported 43 new confirmed cases of monkeypox, bringing the country's total confirmed cases to 185.

Of the 185 patients, 67 have been discharged from hospital, while the epidemiological fence for 308 contacts is maintained, the Ministry of Public Health said in a statement on Wednesday.

Sixteen Ecuadorian provinces have been affected by monkeypox, with Pichincha, Guayas and Azuay ranking top with 63, 61 and 19 cases respectively.

The health ministry has maintained surveillance throughout the South American country and taken prevention and control actions, calling on Ecuadorians to use masks in certain places and go to the nearest health centers in case of showing symptoms.

Ecuador confirmed its first monkeypox case on July 6 in the city of Guayaquil, capital of the southwestern province of Guayas.

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