The Sri Lankan government has imposed a nationwide curfew in the country to deal with the Coronavirus COVID-19 on Friday. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that this curfew would last from Friday to Monday. A nationwide curfew will then be reviewed. President Rajapaksa's office said that the curfew will be implemented from 6 pm (local time) to the country tonight. Earlier, in view of the increasing number of coronavirus cases globally, Sri Lanka on Tuesday suspended all international flights arriving in the country.

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The President's office has not given any reason for this, but it is believed that the government has taken such steps to deal with the threat arising from Corona. President Rajapaksa refused to lock out the entire country citing economic hardships for the poor. Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan police said that despite the curfew, people are involved in social activities. The Sri Lankan government has appealed to the citizens not to congregate and refrain from going to any social event.

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The curfew was announced a day after the Sri Lanka Election Commission announced the postponement of parliamentary elections to be held on April 25, in view of the impact of the virus. The commission said that the decision on the new date will be taken after March 25. Meanwhile, the government has said that so far 66 cases of corona have been confirmed in the country. Of these, 22 were citizens of Italy, while 2 were Britons and one was a citizen of India. 2,400 suspects have been found in Sri Lanka. Which includes 27 foreign nationals.

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