The Ministry of Health issued a gazette notification on COVID 19 related regulations along with possible jail terms and fines for violations. The regulations are gazetted under Sections 2 and 3 of the Quarantine and Prevention of Diseases Ordinance (Chapter 222).
The gazette made it mandatory for persons to wear masks at all times when in public and maintain social distancing of not less than one meter between two persons.
According to the gazette notification, any person who violates the gazetted health guidelines will be subject to a fine of not more than Rs. 10,000, with or without a prison sentence of six months, approved by the Judiciary. The gazette can be accessed here.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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