COLOMBO (News1st): The President’s Media Division says that all passenger flights and cruise ships have been barred from entering the country.

Issuing a statement, the PMD said that this decision was made to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 from visitors of foreign countries to the country.

The statement added that this will not be relaxed under any circumstances until the situation returns to normalcy.

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