Sri Lanka declares islandwide travel restrictions from May 21
Xinhua
18 May 2021, 02:49 GMT+10
COLOMBO, May 17 (Xinhua) Sri Lankan authorities on Monday announced that an islandwide travel restriction will be imposed at 11:00 p.m. local time on May 21 till 4:00 a.m. on May 25 in order to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Army Commander and Head of the National Operations Center for the Prevention of COVID-19, General Shavendra Silva told Xinhua that once the islandwide travel restriction, which will be similar to a curfew, is lifted on the morning of May 25, it will be imposed once again at 11:00 p.m. on that day till 4:00 a.m. on May 28.
Sri Lanka declares islandwide travel restrictions from May 21
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2021-04-29 11:07:09 GMT2021-04-29 19:07:09(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
COLOMBO, April 29 (Xinhua) Sri Lanka s Army Commander and Head of the National Operations Center for Prevention of COVID-19, General Shavendra Silva said Thursday that a nationwide lockdown would not be imposed in the Asian country but warned the cases of a new COVID-19 virus variant were on the rise.
Silva said that authorities would not go for a lockdown but urged people to follow all health guidelines including wearing a face mask. We expect the people to be disciplined. And have their masks firmly on. While we will not go for a countrywide lockdown there will be area isolations, depending on the number of patients reported, Silva said.