COLOMBO (News 1st): A decision has been reached to PROHIBIT public gatherings, parties, other events, and night club activities after 10:00 PM with effect from Saturday (May 01) for a period of two weeks, the Army Commander General Shavendra Silva told News 1st.

“The night club activities after 10:00 PM is prohibited with immediate effect and we have already taken a decision to prohibit any activities after 10:00 pm even at hotels,” Army Commander General Shavendra Silva, the Head of the National Operations Centre on Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) told News 1st on Saturday morning (May 01).

General Shavendra Silva further stressed, “We request the owners of the hotels and the management and the clubs to cooperate with this measure for a period of two weeks, taking into account the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country at present,’

Moreover, shop owners have been requested to ensure that social distances are maintained within the premises of the shop when people visit to purchase essential goods

“Shop owners are instructed to allow only a specific number of people that can be accommodated inside the premises at one given time in order to ensure social distances are maintained,” the Army Commander further emphasized.