All postal services also suspended

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Due to the prevailing situation in the country, all postal services have been suspended till further notice, Postmaster General Ranjith Ariyaratne stated.

He added that all parcels and goods received from abroad will remain at the Central Mail Exchange for the time being and steps will be taken to distribute them once the situation returns to normal.

He also said that payments of senior citizen's allowance and medical allowance have been stopped as it is dangerous for senior citizens and those with existing medical conditions to come to offices to collect them. Steps will be taken to restart paying the allowance one day after postal services return to normal, Mr Ariyaratne assured.

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