United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has urged the government to appoint a committee consisting of heath experts to handle the current COVID-19 situation.
Mr Wickremesinghe making a statement on the situation said the National Operation Center for the Prevention of Covid-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) does not have the capacity to deal with the situation.
He blamed the Centre for the current situation where there been an increase in the number of cases and called to disband it.
He said the vaccine should be given to persons more than 12 years and the government needs to explain the vaccine plan.
Mr Wickremesinghe said that medical experts have called for a lockdown, but the government has so far failed to give a explanation as to why the decision was not being taken.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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