Around 790 persons have been arrested for violating curfew island-wide from 6.00 am on Friday until 5.00 pm today (22), according to the Police Media Spokesperson.

Issuing a statement the Director-General of the Government Information Department Nalaka Kaluwewa said that the CPC Chairman Sumith Wijesinghe has assured that the fuel supply is being done without any hindrance or shortage as an essential service.

The number of patients infected with Coronavirus has increased to 82.

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has instructed the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) to provide free internet facilities for university students who have registered for e-learning system to carry out their education without obstruction.