President of the PHIs Union of Sri Lanka, Upul Rohana has said that Colombo, Gampaha and Kurunegala districts have become high risk zones for Covid 19. He added that the number of daily positive cases reported in these districts have increased rapidly.
“Situation in Sri Lanka now is very critical. There is a rapid increase in Covid positive cases in some areas of Western and North Western Provinces as well as other areas of the country”
“We urge the public to act very responsibly in this long weekend. We expected some sort of travel restrictions to be imposed, but I don’t see it happening as of now. With this situation, the responsibility of protecting lives by following health guidelines is 100% with the general public” he went on to say.