COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Director-General of Health Services issued updated guidelines that need to be followed from the 16th to the 30th of November, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Director-General of Health Services noted that public gatherings, meetings, events are not permitted until further notice unless prior approval is obtained from the proper authority of the Whole of Sri Lanka except for the activities mentioned in the schedule below.

(The Director-General of Health Services is the proper authority for the whole of Sri Lanka)

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