COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan Authorities have decided to extend the existing quarantine curfew to the 01st of October 2021.

ජනාධිපතිතුමාගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් අද (17) උදෑසන පැවති කොවිඩ් මර්දන විශේෂ කමිටු රැස්වීමේදි, දැනට පවතින නිරෝධායන ඇඳිරි නීති කාලසීමාව ඔක්තෝබර් මස 01 වන සිකුරාදා අළුයම 4.00 දක්වා දීර්ඝ කිරීමට තීරණය කර ලදි.#SriLanka #lockdown #lka

— Kingsly Rathnayaka (@KingslyRathnyka) September 17, 2021

Conditional #Lockdown will continue till (01/10). However, government essential services impacting the economy will be allowed to function. Conditions to be notified soon. Pl adhere to the regulations, use this time to #GetVaccinated, #StayHome & #WearAMask.

— Keheliya Rambukwella (@Keheliya_R) September 17, 2021

As per President @GotabayaR, i will be consulting with Hon. @basilrajapaksa to decide which government institutions will be kept open as essential services that contribute to the economy.

— Keheliya Rambukwella (@Keheliya_R) September 17, 2021

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