Sri Lanka Police have arrested 581 persons during a 24 hour window ending at 6.00 a.m. today (30). Accordingly, the arrested persons were taken into custody for violating the quarantine curfew and for breaching quarantine laws. Sri Lanka Police notes that 85 vehicles have been taken into custody as well. This brings the tally of arrests made in the country so far over the same offences to 61,587. Police also said that 639 persons and 316 vehicles leaving the Western Province were stopped and checked at 13 checkpoints within yesterday while another 1,153 individuals and 489 vehicles entering the province were also inspected.

Source: The Nation August 30, 2021 06:22 UTC