Tag: Western Province

Police and health teams will be deployed at the exit points of the Western Province from today, to detect any possible COVID-19 patients who may be leaving the province, unaware that they are infected, officials said.

The Public Health Inspectors Union yesterday warned of sub-clusters emerging in some other provinces as there were COVID-19 patients who were detected there, from those who had travelled out of the Western Province during the festive season.

There will be no quarantine curfew imposed in Colombo or the Western Province during the long Christmas weekend and travel restrictions outside the province will also not be imposed, Army Commander said.

There is no intention of imposing any travel restrictions to enter or leave the Western Province or impose a curfew or lockdown of the city or province during the long Christmas weekend, as yet, Army Commander and Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19, Lt. General Shavendra Silva told

The Western Province will not come under a complete lockdown during the festive season but areas where patients are reported will come under isolation till the situation is brought under control

Schools in Sri Lanka will reopen for Grade 6 - 13 from Monday (23rd) as previously scheduled, said Minister of Education Prof. G. L. Peiris. Although, schools in the Western Province and areas currently under lockdown will remain closed.

Colombo, November 7 (Daily Mirror) - The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 will meet today to review the situation in the Western Province and decide if the curfew will be lifted as announced on Monday morning at 5 a.m., Army Commander and Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Lt. General Shavendra Silva told Daily ...

Colombo, October 28 (newsin.asia) - Curfew has been imposed on the entire Western Province from midnight tomorrow (29). The curfew will continue until 5 am in the morning on Monday (2) the Army Commander Shavendra Silva said. However, the curfew in areas where it has already been imposed will continue even after Monday, according to the Army Commander. The public ...