Sri Lanka extends ongoing interprovincial travel restrictions
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has directed relevant
authorities to continue ongoing interprovincial travel restrictions until 4.00
a.m. on October 31 (Sunday), says the Commander of Sri Lanka Army, General
Shavendra Silva.
Sri Lanka lifted the island-wide quarantine curfew, which
was in effect for over a month in a bid to curb the pandemic situation, on
October 01 as the country started seeing a considerable drop in the number of
daily COVID-19 cases and deaths reported.
The interprovincial travel restrictions however remained in
effect despite the relaxation of the quarantine curfew.
A week later, the constraints imposed on crossing provincial
borders were further extended until October 21. However, it was again decided
that the restrictions would remain in place until the end of the month.
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