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Curfew imposed in Colombo, Gampaha,Kalutara,Puttalam, Kandy and Jaffna districts will continue until further notice, Presidential Media Division said.It said curfew which was lifted in other 19 Districts at 6.00 am today will be re-imposed at 2.00pm and will continue till 6.00 am on April 6.

Sri Lanka yesterday recorded the highest daily surge in COVID-19 cases as a total of 21 patients tested positive for the virus during the course of the day.As of 7.30 pm, 20 coronavirus patients were found in the country, however, another patient had tested positive by 11.20 pm.Accordingly, the total count of coronavirus cases in Sri Lanka has now soared …

Amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the cabinet secretary on Wednesday said all states and Union Territories should invoke provisions of Section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 by means of which all advisories issued by the Union health ministry and state governments from time to time are enforceable.India on Wednesday suspended all tourist visas till April 15 in a …

Kuwait has declared that it will be suspending all flights from Friday. The gulf country will, however, limit inbound trips for Kuwaiti citizens and their first-degree relatives.Cargo flights are also excluded. It also announced a public holiday from March 12 to March 26. These steps have been taken to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus outbreak.Kuwait has also said …

Saudi Arabia on Thursday temporarily stopped all travel to and from almost all of Europe and 12 more countries including Sri Lanka as the number of coronavirus cases in the Kingdom jumped to 45, Arab News reported.The Ministry of Health on Wednesday said the latest cases include a man and a woman who were tested and placed in quarantine when …

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has placed a temporary ban on Umrah pilgrims in an attempt to ensure public safety by preventing the spread of the coronavirus.Most foreign pilgrims often visit the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah before or after the completion of their religious duties in Makkah, this has also been halted.It is one of a number of precautionary restrictions announced early …