Cabinet Spokesperson (Minister) Dullas Alahapperuma told the weekly cabinet briefing on Wednesday (18) that the government does not maintain a position that it will never lock down the country. ‘The decision must be reached by the Health Ministry,’ said the Cabinet Spokesperson. There are 08 million people unemployed in Sri Lanka and the government is very sensitive towards this matter, he added. Joint Cabinet Spokesperson Minister (Dr) Ramesh Pathirana said the government had already spent Rs. 80 Billion on providing food and essentials to the unemployed groups, despite having economic issues.

Source: The Nation August 18, 2021 15:10 UTC