The curfew imposed in four police areas in the Gampaha district has been further extended covering a total of 17 police areas as measures continue to detect more COVID-19 patents who were infected from the garment factory in Minuwangoda.
The areas which the curfew has been extended are Dompe, Pugoda, Weeragula, Nittambuwa, Ja-Ela, Kandana, Ganemulla, Malwathuhirupitiya, Meerigama, Pallewela, Yakkala and Weliweriya.
Earlier the Minuwangoda, Weyangoda, Divulapitiya and Gampaha areas were placed under curfew.
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.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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