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COLOMBO (News 1st): The Niraviya Grama Seva Division in the Wariyapola police jurisdiction and Nikadalupotha Grama Seva Division in the Wellawa police jurisdiction were placed under isolation with immediate effect on Friday morning (Apr. 23).
The two areas were isolated taking into account the high-risk in the spread of COVID-19, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva, the Head of the National Operations Centre on Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) told News 1st.
Thereby, the Army Commander requested the residents in the areas that are isolated, to NOT leave the respective area and to NOT travel to other areas.
He also urged people NOT to travel to the areas that are put under isolation.