Considering the situation faced by the government, Sri Lanka has managed to control the spread of the Coronavirus very effectively in comparison to other countries, said Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, calling on the entire country to unitedly contribute to the government’s efforts to control this virus.

The Education Ministry issuing a statement said that there was absolutely no truth in social media claims that the GCE A/L examination scheduled to be held in August 2020 would
be postponed. The Health Ministry noted that no decision regarding the examination has been taken so far.

Another batch of 134 returnees after completion of the two-week-long quarantine process at the Military operated Punani and Diyathalawa quarantine centres, were sent home and currently, there are 1964 persons in quarantine at 48 centres, said Army Commander Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva in a special statement issued at the National Operation Centre for the Prevention of the Covid-19, yesterday (20).