New Delhi (NVI): Sri Lanka today extended the nationwide curfew in 4 high risk districts, including Colombo, till May 4 to curb the spread of coronavirus contagion in the country, a day after the island nation recorded the highest number of infections in a single day.
The 4 out of the 25 administration districts that come under high risk category are Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara and Puttalam.
The extension was announced by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office today.
Sri Lanka reported 15 new casesin the last 24 hours, raising the total number coronavirus cases to 435 in the country, according to the Health Promotion Bureau report.
7 patients have died and 109 patients including the Chinese tourist, who was the first COVID-19 case detected in the country in January and discharged last month, have fully recovered and been discharged from hospitals.
Sri Lanka has been under a 24-hour curfew since March 20 to combat the deadly viral infection.
