The University Grants Commission has decided to close all universities for a period of two weeks from today (13) as a precautionary measure against the spread of the new Coronavirus ‘COVID 19’.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has informed all airlines not to carry passengers to Sri Lanka from Coronavirus hit countries Italy, South Korea and Iran with effect from tomorrow (14).

A special telephone hotline has been set up to assist small or large scale industries facing a shortage of raw materials or any other issue due to the Coronavirus.

It has been observed in several areas in the country that consumers have been rushing to supermarkets and stocking up on essential items since last evening (12).