Curfew amendment

26 Apr 2020 / Sri Lanka

Lifting and imposing curfew at the district level and the Police Division level within the district will be done as follows:

  • In the districts of Colombo (where Port of Colombo is), Gampaha, Kalutara and Puttalam, the curfew will be extended until 5.00am on Monday, 4 May.

  • The curfew currently in force in all other districts (Ports Galle, Hambantota and Trincomalee) will be lifted at 5.00am on Monday, 27 April, and re-imposed at 8.00pm on the same day. Thereafter the curfew in these districts will be in effect only between 8.00 pm to 5.00am every day until further notice.

  • Movements between districts will not be allowed except for essential services including office work.

The status quo remains for crew changes in Sri Lanka and airports continue to be closed for arrivals until further notice.

For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in Sri Lanka, contact GAC Sri Lanka at [email protected]

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