The Chairman of the Airport and Aviation Services Authority G.A. Chandrasiri said that the Bandaranayake International Airport (BIA) would not be closed due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Speaking to the media at the BIA he said that all passengers arriving in the country would be subjected to a quarantine procedure.
He noted that the Sri Lanka Air Force and the Airport staff were engaged in a programme of disinfecting the BIA premises and its surroundings to prevent the Coronavirus from spreading. This programme of sterilization would be repeated once in three days, he added.
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