Scene from the opening of polls in Sri Lanka on 5 August 2020. Sri Lanka held its Parliamentary Election amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Election Commission assured voters that the polling stations will be safe with health guidelines imposed for this election.

The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) deployed six assessment teams to the districts of Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Jaffna, Trincomalee, Hambantota, and Nuwara Eliya to monitor polling and counting processes.

Voters queue at a polling station in Trincomalee.

Polling staff assigned at the entrance of a polling station in Trincomalee.

Voters queue at a polling station in Trincomalee.

Hand sanitation station at a polling station in Trincomalee.

Polling station during the opening of polls in Jaffna.

Polling station during the opening of polls in Polonnaruwa.

Voters queue at a polling station in Kalutara.