Colombo (News 1st); A Quarantine Curfew will come in to effect for the Katuanayake Police Jurisdiction from 05:00 AM on Thursday (15), said Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).

He said Katunayake Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) workers can use their Employee Identity Card as a curfew pass and report to work.

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