Tag: Western Province

An online service has been introduced to make appointments to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination in the Western Province (WP).

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday instructed health sector officials to vaccinate all the people above the age of 30 in the Western Province (WP) before July 31, the President’s Media Division said.

Health Ministry has issued revised new health guidelines to be followed by the public.

At least 50 vaccination centres have been established in the Western Province to provide the first dose of China’s Sinopharm vaccine, health authorities said.

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.