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Friday, March 13, 2020

Sri Lankan Had Imposed A Travel Ban For 11 Countries Including 09 European Countries Over Corona Virus

Civil Aviation Authority has yesterday

(13) imposed a traval. Ban for Passangers arriving from 11 countries including corona virus hit Italy ,Iran and South Korea for a period of 14 days as a meassure to prevent spreading of Corona virus here .

Accordingly Civil Aviation Authority has ordered all airline carriers to suspend bringing Passangers from Italy, Iran and South Korea with effect from today (14) and from France ,Spain ,Switzerland, Germany ,Netherlands, Austria, Denmark and Sweden from midnight tomorrow (15) until midnight of 29 th of March .

This foreign travel ban has been imposed for Passangers arriving from 11 countries under the instructions of Health authorities .

President Gotabaya Rajapakshe Has Ordered to suspend The issuing. Of Visas For European Nationals -Buses And Trains To Be Disinfected From Today

President Gotabaya Rajapakshe has

yesterday (13)ordered the authorities to suspend the issuance of Visas for European nationals for a 14 day period in view of preventing the spreading of Corona Virus here .

Sri Lanka had recently suspended the issuance of online visas for foreign Nationals in this regard .

During a meeting held at Presidential Secretariet in Colombo Fort yesterday President Rajapakshe has directed the authorities to quarantine all Sri lankans arriving from European countries for 14 days as well.

Also during the meeting he had instructed the transport authorities to disinfect all buses and Trains used for public transport from today (14)to ensure they are not spreading the Corona virus .

President has also stated during the meeting that face masks should be supplied to Government and Private pharmacies for the use of public without any shortage. Government is considering to manufacture required amount of face masks locally and identified companies that can manufacture 150,000 face masks daily president has stressed.

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Three Sri Lankans From Italy And Germany Tested Positive For Corona Virus

Three Sri Lankans arrived From Italy

and Germany had been tested positive for Corona virus today (13)according to the Health Ministry.

Accordingly two Sri Lankans of the ages 43 and 37 year old arrived from Italy and a 41 year old arrived after visiting Germany had been identified as Corona Virus positives.

One arrived in from Italy and one from Germany had been admitted to Infectious Diseases Hospital at Angoda for tteatment and other person arrived from Italy had been admitted to Polonnaruwa Teaching Hospital according to reports .

Both Sri Lankans arrived from Italy had been tested positive whilst undergoing quarantine process in Kandakadu Quarantine center .

With the latest corona virus positives the number of Corona virus patients identified in Sri Lanka has risen to 06.