‘Curfew is last resort’: KeheliyaSLMA reiterates call for travel restrictionsBY Pamodi Waravita and Dinitha RathnayakeThe Government yesterday (10) revised the existing Covid-19 health guidelines reducing the number of guests permitted at weddings effective from midnight yesterday. However, a curfew or stricter travel restrictions are yet to be determined. National Operations Centre for the Prevention of the Covid-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) Task Force Head and Army Commander Gen. Shavendra Silva said yesterday that the number of guests at weddings is to be reduced to 50 from the previous 150 guests. “We are ready to accept the health experts’ advice about travel restrictions. On 9 August, parliamentary opposition parties Samagi Jana Balawegeya (SJB) and National People’s Power (NPP) called for a nationwide lockdown.

Source: The Nation August 10, 2021 16:30 UTC