Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has issued a statement on how the Government is planning to control the Coronavirus pandemic and gradual restoration of normal life.
- With the Coronavirus outbreak now under control to a certain degree, the government has gradually begun relaxing the curfew.
- At the outset, government and private sector institutions will begin functioning with a limited number of employees.
- The number of passengers on trains and buses will be limited.
- Schools and tuition classes will remain closed.
- Random sample testing among members of the public will continue to be carried out.
- The quarantine centres will be kept open.
- Even after the restoration of normalcy has begun, it may be necessary to isolate and lock down certain areas and even to impose police curfews.
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