Sri Lanka extends lockdown amid persisting fourth wave
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Sri Lanka on Friday extended the current lockdown until September 21, amid a persistent fourth wave of COVID-19 and severe economic strain. The decision to extend the “quarantine curfew” was taken at
Sri Lanka on Friday extended the current lockdown until September 21, amid a persistent fourth wave of COVID-19 and . The decision to extend the “quarantine curfew” was taken at a virtual meeting on COVID-19 control chaired by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a media release from the Presidential Media Division said. “#Lockdown will stay in effect till (21/09). With numbers steadily declining, we’re confident that #lka will once again be able to reopen without risk. Pl adhere to the regulations, use this time to #GetVaccinated, #StayHome & #WearAMask,” Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said in a tweet.
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