Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka

Island-wide travel restrictions during weekend

May 12, 2021

An island-wide travel restriction will be imposed from tomorrow till Monday in order to contain the spread of COVID-19, Army Commander Shavendra Silva announced a short while ago.

Accordingly, the travel restriction will commence by 11.00 pm tomorrow (13) and valid until 04.00 am on Monday (17).

However, the ongoing vaccination program in the the Western Province will be continued, he said adding that transportation of essential items will be permitted during the aforesaid period.