Use the following information to write your news story. Remember to prioritize (most important news come first) your information. After you finish, read your news story to determine if it makes sense or not and make necessary changes.
As of April 13, 2020, 250 COVID-19 confirmed cases have been reported in Sri Lanka with 10 deaths.
The shipment will benefit more than 2,500 doctors and nurses in Sri Lanka.
This shipment is part of the UAE aid to assist other countries in fighting COVID-19 to stop the spread of the virus.
UAE aid includes 5 tonnes of N95 respirators and surgical masks and personal protective materials (PPE).
The UAE has sent an aid plane from Abu Dhabi with medical supplies to Sri Lanka.
It includes personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare practitioners (doctors and nurses) helping them save the lives of others while safeguarding themselves.
Dinesh Gunawardena, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, explained that the donation will help thousands of Sri Lankans protect themselves.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other clothes or equipment designed to protect the wearer’s body from infection.
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How you will be evaluated:
1. Formatting your information as per the instructions in points 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9 (10 points)
2. How good is your headline (10 points)
3. How your lead starts with a byline and includes most of the 5W, how concise and clear it is and how it keeps to the 30-word limit (40 points)
4. How the body of your story is organized in a logical and consequential way? (20 points)
5. How your story is grammatically correct, adheres to punctuation rules and is free of typos? (20 points)
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