Police Media Division Wants To Find out 12 Sri Lsnkan Returnees From Italy Who Are Avoid Quarantine Process

Police Media Division Of the Police

Headquarters had today  (23)requested  help of the Media to find 12 persons including children arrived in Sri Lanks from Italy recently and avoiding quarantine process on corona virus .

They are not even registered at Police stations for quarantine it has been announced .

Police Media Division has issued the details  and photographs of these returnees from Italy to the media to publish so the public will be able to provide information of them.These prople believes to be cutrently are in hiding .

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First Sri Lankan Corona Virus Patient Identified In The Country Got Cured And Discharged From The Hospital

The first Sri Lankan Corona Virus

positive patient identified in the country on 10 th of March had fully recovered and discharged from Infectious Diseases Hospital at Angoda this morning (23) it has been announced.

The patient a 52 year old tourist guide guided Italian tourists in Sri Lanka had been identified as infected with the virus after he was guiding a group of Italian tourists here .

He was later admitted to IDH Hospital and his family members two are currently being quarantined at their home .His son was admitted to the IDH Hospital with symptoms like headache and  phlegm ,however later discharged after being tested negative for corona virus. The Sri Lsnkan patient who had been discharged from.the Hospital is a resident of Mattegoda area .

The first Corona virus patient Identified in Sri Lanka who was a Chinese female also got cured znd discharged from the hospital last month (February ).

Island Wide Curfew Lifted For Eight Hours In Many Districts Today (23)Except 08 Districts in Many Districts Except Colombo ,Gampaha ,Puttalam And North -New Curfew Hours Announced With Restrictions

The islsnd wide curfew imposed from 6

p.m on last friday evening (20)in view of preventing the spreading of corona virus had  been lifted for eight hours from 6 a.m this morning  (23)in all Districts except Colombo ,Gampaha ,Puttalam and 05 Districts in Northern Province .

However this curfew has been re- imposed from 2 p.m this evening and scheduled to be lifted on 6 a.m on this Thursday (26) Presidential media Division has announced.

Meamwhile the curfew that had been imposed in  Colombo,Gampaha ,Puttalam amd 05 Districts in Northern Province simce last friday is scheduled to be lifted for the first time on 6 a.m tomorrow(24) and to be re imposed on 12 noon in the  same day .This curfew will be then scheduled to be lifted at  6 a.m.on this Friday  (27).

According to the new curfew hours announced today travel between Districts in the country has been banned as well as transporting tourists in the island .

Soon after the curfew has been lifted in outstation areas today people had  flocked  around the supermarkets and Trade stalls to purchase essential goods and groceries it has been reported .

However most people seen as following guidelines issued by the government regardung preventing the spreading of  Corona virus including distancing themselves from others and using protective masks etc . according to reports .

During the curfew period paddy cultivation activities are being allowed to carry on according to the  government .Transporting of vegetables, Essential goods including Gas cylinders are being allowed it has been announced.

Acting Inspector General Of Police has given permission to bank employees to use their Bank identity card as the curfew pass when  going back home after working  in Banks after  working  in  curfew lifted hours . Banks are being requested to open around two hours for banking everytime when the curfew is being lifted as well as co-operative shops .

Super markets are also arranged to open soon after the curfew is getting lifted .

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Police Have Arrested 1589 Persons Over Violating Curfew And 15 Over Violating Rules After Lifting Curfew

Police have arrested 1589 persons over

violating the curfew and 15 persons this morning  (23)over violating quarantine rules issued by the government to be followed after lifting the curfew .

Accordingly Police stations island wide had been arrested 1589 persons over violating the curfew rules from 6 p.m on Friday  (20) upto 10 p.m on Yesterday  (22)it has been announced .These people were arrested mainly over staying in public places unnecessarily during curfew hours .

Police have also taken in to custody  362 vehicles including three Wheeler and Motorcycles which were used during the curfew .