COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Health Ministry has clarified the restriction of Inter-Provincial travel and the revised restrictions on permitted - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lanka's leading news network.
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COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry introduced new Quarantine Measures for travellers arriving from overseas during the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
“The quarantine measures are imposed with immediate effect irrespective of COVID-19 vaccination status,” said a Health Ministry statement.
1.1 All travellers arriving from overseas including Sri Lankans (including Sri Lankan Seafarers/Sea Marshalls arriving to go home), Dual Citizens, Tourists, Foreign Nationals (including Valid resident visa holders) should be mandatorily quarantined at a Quarantine Hotel/ Quarantine Centre / Safe and Secure Certified Level 1 Hotel until completion of fourteen days.
1.2 All Sri Lankan staff members serving in Diplomatic Missions/UN Organizations in overseas who are holding Diplomatic/UN/Official passports and their accompanying parents, spouses and children should be mandatorily quarantined at a Quarantine Hotel/ Quarantine Centre/ Safe and Secure Certified Level 1 Hotel un
The vaccines were administered on Saturday at the Panadura Health Office in Kalutara District, in the outskirts of capital Colombo, an area which has reported a rising number of Covid-19 cases in recent days, reports Xinhua news agency.Spea