Special circular on resuming state sector services to be released next week

COLOMBO (News1st): A special circular will be issued next week on resuming operations in the state sector, the public administration ministry has said. The situation surrounding COVID-19 will be reviewed during a meeting with district secretaries next Monday, ministry secretary Siripala Hettiarachchi said. He added that matters concerning the resumption of state sector services would be discussed during the meeting. Hettiarachchi noted that plans have been made to resume activities in essential service sectors with limited employees. The government previously announced that schools and universities will re-open on May 11, a move critics cite as an attempt to conduct the general election.