Around 800 persons in three villages under lock down in the Jaffna district are being quarantined, Dr. A. Kethesswaran, Director Health Services Northern Province said.
Two villages in the Jaffna town coastal area are already under lockdown after two persons were identified with COVID. They were close associates of the Peliyagoda fish market cluster.
The third village, Rajakiramam in Point Pedro is also under lock down after a person was identified as COVID-positive in that area where 60 families are isolated.
(By N.Parameswaran)
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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