MOVEMENTS BETWEEN WP TO OTHER PROVINCES RESTRICTED

People with heart ailments, diabetes, kidney problems and cancer are more vulnerable to infect with the virus. Most of the deaths have occurred without displaying symptoms of COVID, and subsequent PCR tests confirmed that they were COVID infected. Medical experts point out that 93% of the COVID-19 deaths reported in the past few days in Sri Lanka, as well as in other countries were due to the infection by coronavirus of people suffering from non-communicable diseases.

- SHEAIN FERNANDOPULLE AND CHATHURANGA SAMARAWICKRAMA

Movements between Western Province to other provinces were restricted last night while trains and bus services were also halted. Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva said people are advised not to move within the Western Province as well.

This was following the request made by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to restrict people’s movements from the Western Province to other provinces. The restrictions came into effect from midnight yesterday.