Electricity, petroleum production, fuel supply, and health, declared as essential services.- PMD

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued an Extraordinary Gazette Notification declaring all services connected to the supply of electricity, petroleum, fuel, and health services as essential public services.

Accordingly, the gazette, dated 3rd September, has declared the supply of electricity, the supply or distribution of petroleum products and fuel as essential.

Moreover, President Wickremesinghe has also declared all service, work or labour done in connection with the maintenance, and the reception, care feeding, and treatment, of patients in hospitals, nursing homes, dispensaries, and other similar institution, as essential.