Islandwide "lockdown" from 21st May amid daily covid 19 cases averaged at 2200.
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May 17, 2021 10:28
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Army Commander General Shavendra Silva says that Island-wide travel restrictions will be imposed from 11 pm on Friday (21) to 4 am on May 25 continuously,
Then, travel restrictions will be imposed again from 11 pm on May 25 to 4 am on May 28, he said.
The restriction will prohibit people from leaving their homes and only those involved in essential services will be allowed to be on the roads.
Daily Covid-19 cases that crossed 2,500 have now averaged at 2,200 cases. Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath told a press conference organised by the Health Promotion Bureau that the health sector should bring the daily cases down further somehow to manage the situation.
