COLOMBO (News 1st): All Economic Centers in the country will be closed from Friday night (May 21) until Tuesday (May 25), the Ministry of Agriculture said.

All Economic Centers will again be closed from Tuesday night (May 25) until Friday morning (May 28). according to the Agriculture Ministry.

The closure of Economic Centres is a result of the imposition of travel restrictions across the island that comes into effect at 11:00 PM tonight (21).

However, the Ministry of Agriculture noted that farmers will be given the opportunity to bring their produce to the economic centers on Monday (May 24).

All Economic Centers will remain open from morning till night on the 25th of May.

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