Curfew Continues as Sri Lanka passed 500 confirmed cases.

Sri Lanka has reimposed a nationwide 24-hour curfew, after a surge in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases. Total confirmed cases in Sri Lanka passed 500 this evening.

The country recorded its highest daily increase in cases on Friday with 52 new infections. Saturday and Sunday Sri Lanka has recorded 40 and 45 respectively.

A month-long lockdown was eased on Monday, allowing people in two thirds of the country to leave their homes during daylight hours.But the new 24-hour curfew will remain in place until Monday.

Meanwhile, more recoveries from the novel coronavirus reported today have brought the tally of recoveries to 120 cases.

According to the Epidemiology Unit in Sri Lanka 378 active cases are under medical care at selected hospitals across the island.

Sri Lanka has reported 7 fatalities from the disease so far.

Meanwhile a  letter signed by Additional Secretary (Medical Services) at the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services  Dr. Sunil De Alwis seeking 1000 body bags from the ICRC was leaked on social media yesterday.

He dismissed speculation that spread on social media yesterday that the body bags were sought to dispose bodies of coronavirus victims.

Dr. Sunil De Alwis told Daily Mirror, one of the leading media network in Sri Lanka, that  the bags were required to dispose bodies of people who may die of various causes.

Dr. Sunil De Alwis said that he had complained to the Police yesterday and an investigation had been launched identify who leaked a confidential document on social media.