NITN | @notintownlive | 20 Mar 2020, 11:17 am
Colombo/Xinhua/UNI: The Sri Lankan government declared a nationwide curfew which will begin at 6:00 p.m. Friday and end at 6:00 a.m. local time Monday to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the island country.
In a statement, the President's office urged all Sri Lankans to abide by the curfew and stay indoors.
On Thursday, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced a seven-day work-from-home rule starting Friday in a bid to urge everyone to stay indoors.
Government officials said the rule will remain in place till March 27.
Sri Lanka has so far confirmed 59 COVID-19 patients while over 230 are under observation in designated hospitals across the country.
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