COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Police arrested 40 people in a 24-hour window for the failure to follow COVID-19 health regulations, police said on Tuesday (Dec. 08).

According to Police, the charges include the failure to wear face masks and maintain social distances.

Since October 30th to-date a total of 1151 people were arrested for the failure to follow COVID-19 health guidelines.

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