The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka states that Chinese authorities have established an all-dimensional and multi-level epidemic containing network where CPC Central (Central Committee of the Communist Party of China) leads governments at all levels, and has been putting great efforls in Wuhan and other much infected Hubei cities. Chinese authorities have confidence and the capacity to contain the epidemic and win the fight against it, the embassy added in a statement quoted by the Government Information Department.
The Embassy further claimed that the Sri Lankan public have no reason to fear in-coming of Chinese nationals after the Spring Festival as.(i) Exit and enter channels to Wuhan have been temporarily closed and it is improbable for local people to travel to other places including Sri Lanka. (ii) The Chinese Embassy has advised Chinese companies employees from Hubei province to halt their plans back to Sri Lanka and those from other provinces and cities to quarantine themselves for at least 14 days after arriving in Sri Lanka. (iii) Chinese authorities have halted all outbound group travels and (iv) Chinese authorities have imposed strict examination and fever-detecting measures at all airports and transport hubs where suspicious cases shall not be aboard.
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