Sri Lanka cancels Parliament sessions amid a spike in COVID-19 cases

Colombo: Sri Lanka has called off next week’s Parliament sessions due to the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the capital Colombo.

According to officials, the spike in the number of cases has increased the risk of community-level transmission.

The Assistant Secretary-General of Parliament, Neil Iddawela informed that next week’s sessions would be limited to just four hours on November 3.

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Parliament officials estimated that the COVID-19 situation will improve by November. The Government’s 2021 budget was to be presented on November 17th.

Sri Lanka has recorded a major spike in cases since October 4. So far, the island nation has recorded 9,619 coronavirus cases with 19 deaths.

Curfews have been imposed in over 60 different locations across the country. Colombo district will be under a continuous 72-hour curfew from Thursday midnight.

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