Further to the notice sent by the Director-General of Civil Aviation on 12th March 2020 banning the travel from South Korea, Italy and Iran effective 14th March 2020 the following will also apply.
All National educational institutes and teacher training colleges across the island will be closed from March 16 until March 29, due to the prevailing concerns over the spread of coronavirus, according to the Ministry of Education.
The government has taken all measures to ensure that the public can operate their daily lives without any hindrance, said Government Information Department Director-General Nalaka Kaluwewa during a media briefing held yesterday (13).
Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said the government was fully geared to ensure the protection of country’s 21.4 million population from coronavirus or COVID -19