Curfew in the districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Puttalam and Jaffna, identified as high-risk areas for the spread of COVID-19, will continue until further notice, the Presidential Secretariat announced this evening.
Curfew in all other districts will be temporarily lifted at 6.00am tomorrow (16) and will be reimposed again at 4.00pm the same day. The curfew in these districts will then continue till 6.00am on April 20.
The President's Office said that the public will be informed later on regarding how curfew will be imposed for these districts after 6.00am on April 20.
However, the Government has again requested members of the public to venture out of their homes only to purchase the most important basic essentials and to avoid unnecessary travel during times that the curfew is lifted.
All travel between districts continues to be banned except to those from essential services.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
Leave Comments