Nation-wide Quarantine Curfew Imposed from Tonight

A nation-wide quarantine curfew that comes into effect at 10.00 pm this evening (20 August 2021) in order to curb further transmission of the epidemic will continue till Monday (30 August 2021) at 4.00 am, announced General Shavendra Silva, Head, National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army.

However, essential services, like pharmacies, agriculture, apparel & exports sector, etc will function as usual, including the continuing combined Sri Lanka Army, Navy, Air Force and health sector special vaccination project for civilians over 60 years of age who have not so far received the vaccine, he further added.

Source: www.army.lk