Colombo, March 18 (newsin.asia) – The Sri Lankan government has decided to impose police curfew in the Puttalam District and Kochchikade Police Division in Negombo from this evening, the police said.
Accordingly, the curfew will be imposed from 4.30 pm this evening until further notice.
The measure is taken in order to contain the spread of COVID-19 within the country as most of the returning Sri Lankan passengers from Italy are residing in those districts.
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