The Neville Fernando Hospital in Malabe and the Borella Castle Street Hospital are to be used to treat pregnant mothers suspected of having contracted the Coronavirus, the Health Services Director-General Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.

Currently there are 3063 persons in quarantine at 22 quarantine centres, the National Centre for the Prevention of Covid-19 stated.

The curfew imposed in the Colombo, Gampaha and Puttalam Districts have been extended until 6.00 am on Tuesday (24th). On Tuesday the curfew will be lifted at 6.00 am and re-imposed at 2.00 pm on the same day.

Health and Indigenous Medicine Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi stated that five new cases of the Coronavirus were reported, raising the total number of Covid-19 positive cases in the country to 77.