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COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka
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Map of confirmed cases per million residents
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Map of confirmed cases
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Map of confirmed deaths
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSri Lanka
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseColombo
Date27 January 2020 – ongoing
(1 year, 4 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Confirmed casesNegative increase 167,162[1][2]
Active casesNegative increase 25,997 [1]
RecoveredIncrease 141,175[1]
Deaths
Negative increase 1243[1]
Fatality rateNegative increase 0.74%
Government website
epid.gov.lk
https://hpb.health.gov.lk/

The COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. The first case of the virus in Sri Lanka was confirmed on 27 January 2020, after a 44-year-old Chinese woman from Hubei, China, was admitted to the Infectious Disease Hospital in Angoda, Sri Lanka.[3] As of 12 May 2021, a total of 131,098 active cases have been recorded in the country, 107,657 patients till now have recovered from the disease, and 850 patients have died from the pandemic.[4]

COVID-19 reached Sri Lanka on 27 January 2020. The first reported case involving a Sri Lankan person outside the country was reported in Italy on 3 March 2020. As of 23 March, forty-five quarantine centres had been built in the country by the Sri Lanka Army as a preventative measure to attempt to stop the spread of the pandemic.[5] Nearly 3,500 people were placed under quarantine in 45 quarantine centres, including 31 foreigners from 14 countries.[6] As of 25 March 2020, Sri Lankan authorities tracked down over 14,000 people who had come into contact with identified patients, and ordered those people to self-quarantine.[7] As of 16 April 2020, Sri Lanka was named the 16th highest-risk country for contracting the virus.[8] Sri Lanka's response to the pandemic has been ranked as the 9th best in the world.[9]

On 11 May 2020, the Sri Lankan government lifted the curfew that had been in place since the start of the pandemic. This allowed the public to start going to work under the condition that social distancing be maintained. However, public gatherings, festivals and celebrations were still banned.[10][11] The government also granted permission to open salons, beauty parlours, and barber shops on 11 May but strictly banned shaving.[12][13][14] The government urged barbers to maintain precautionary health measures while cutting hair.[15]

The 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election was held on 5 August 2020 during the pandemic. Initially, voter turnout had been low, primarily fueled by fears of contracting or spreading the virus. Voter turnout slowly increased into the morning, however.[16][17] Authorities also made wearing face masks a compulsory requirement along with the use of hand sanitizer in the polling stations when voters were entering and leaving them.[18][19]

In June 2021, it was reported that a lion named Thor which was living in the Dehiwala Zoo since 2012 has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.[20][21]


COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka  ()
     Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases
2020202020212021
JanJanFebFebMarMarAprAprMayMayJunJunJulJulAugAugSepSepOctOctNovNovDecDec
JanJanFebFebMarMarAprAprMayMayJunJun
Last 15 daysLast 15 days
Date
# of cases
# of deaths
2020-01-28
1(n.a.)
2020-03-11 2(+100%)
2020-03-12 3(+50%)
2020-03-13
6(+100%)
2020-03-14
11(+83%)
2020-03-15
19(+73%)
2020-03-16
29(+53%)
2020-03-17
42(+45%)
2020-03-18
53(+26%)
2020-03-19
66(+25%)
2020-03-20
72(+9.1%)
2020-03-21
78(+8.3%)
2020-03-22
87(+12%)
2020-03-23
97(+11%)
2020-03-24
102(+5.2%)
2020-03-25
102(=)
2020-03-26
106(+3.9%)
2020-03-27
106(=)
2020-03-28
115(+8.5%) 1(n.a.)
2020-03-29
120(+4.3%) 1(=)
2020-03-30
122(+1.7%) 2(+100%)
2020-03-31
143(+17%) 2(=)
2020-04-01
148(+3.5%) 3(+50%)
2020-04-02
151(+2%) 4(+33%)
2020-04-03
159(+5.3%) 5(+25%)
2020-04-04
166(+4.4%) 5(=)
2020-04-05
176(+6%) 5(=)
2020-04-06
180(+2.3%) 6(+20%)
2020-04-07
186(+3.3%) 6(=)
2020-04-08
189(+1.6%) 7(+17%)
2020-04-09
190(+0.53%) 7(=)
2020-04-10
197(+3.7%) 7(=)
2020-04-11
199(+1%) 7(=)
2020-04-12
210(+5.5%) 7(=)
2020-04-13
218(+3.8%) 7(=)
2020-04-14
233(+6.9%) 7(=)
2020-04-15
238(+2.1%) 7(=)
2020-04-16
238(=) 7(=)
2020-04-17
244(+2.5%) 7(=)
2020-04-18
254(+4.1%) 7(=)
2020-04-19
271(+6.7%) 7(=)
2020-04-20
304(+12%) 7(=)
2020-04-21
310(+2%) 7(=)
2020-04-22
330(+6.5%) 7(=)
2020-04-23
368(+12%) 7(=)
2020-04-24
420(+14%) 7(=)
2020-04-25
460(+9.5%) 7(=)
2020-04-26
523(+14%) 7(=)
2020-04-27
588(+12%) 7(=)
2020-04-28
619(+5.3%) 7(=)
2020-04-29
649(+4.8%) 7(=)
2020-04-30
665(+2.5%) 7(=)
2020-05-01
690(+3.8%) 7(=)
2020-05-02
705(+2.2%) 7(=)
2020-05-03
718(+1.8%) 7(=)
2020-05-04
755(+5.2%) 8(+14%)
2020-05-05
771(+2.1%) 9(+12%)
2020-05-06
797(+3.4%) 9(=)
2020-05-07
824(+3.4%) 9(=)
2020-05-08
835(+1.3%) 9(=)
2020-05-09
847(+1.4%) 9(=)
2020-05-10
863(+1.9%) 9(=)
2020-05-11
869(+0.7%) 9(=)
2020-05-12
889(+2.3%) 9(=)
2020-05-13
915(+2.9%) 9(=)
2020-05-14
925(+1.1%) 9(=)
2020-05-15
935(+1.1%) 9(=)
2020-05-16
960(+2.7%) 9(=)
2020-05-17
981(+2.2%) 9(=)
2020-05-18
992(+1.1%) 9(=)
2020-05-19
1,027(+3.5%) 9(=)
2020-05-20
1,028(+0.1%) 9(=)
2020-05-21
1,055(+2.6%) 9(=)
2020-05-22
1,068(+1.2%) 9(=)
2020-05-23
1,089(+2%) 9(=)
2020-05-24
1,141(+4.8%) 9(=)
2020-05-25
1,182(+3.6%) 10(+11%)
2020-05-26
1,319(+12%) 10(=)
2020-05-27
1,469(+11%) 10(=)
2020-05-28
1,530(+4.2%) 10(=)
2020-05-29
1,558(+1.8%) 10(=)
2020-05-30
1,620(+4%) 10(=)
2020-05-31
1,633(+0.8%) 11(+10%)
2020-06-01
1,643(+0.61%) 11(=)
2020-06-02
1,683(+2.4%) 11(=)
2020-06-03
1,743(+3.6%) 11(=)
2020-06-04
1,797(+3.1%) 11(=)
2020-06-05
1,801(+0.22%) 11(=)
2020-06-06
1,814(+0.72%) 11(=)
2020-06-07
1,835(+1.2%) 11(=)
2020-06-08
1,857(+1.2%) 11(=)
2020-06-09
1,859(+0.11%) 11(=)
2020-06-10
1,869(+0.54%) 11(=)
2020-06-11
1,877(+0.43%) 11(=)
2020-06-12
1,880(+0.16%) 11(=)
2020-06-13
1,884(+0.21%) 11(=)
2020-06-14
1,889(+0.27%) 11(=)
2020-06-15
1,905(+0.85%) 11(=)
2020-06-16
1,915(+0.52%) 11(=)
2020-06-17
1,924(+0.47%) 11(=)
2020-06-18
1,947(+1.2%) 11(=)
2020-06-19
1,950(+0.15%) 11(=)
2020-06-20
1,950(=) 11(=)
2020-06-21
1,950(=) 11(=)
2020-06-22
1,951(+0.05%) 11(=)
2020-06-23
1,991(+2.1%) 11(=)
2020-06-24
2,001(+0.5%) 11(=)
2020-06-25
2,010(+0.45%) 11(=)
2020-06-26
2,014(+0.2%) 11(=)
2020-06-27
2,033(+0.94%) 11(=)
2020-06-28
2,037(+0.2%) 11(=)
2020-06-29
2,042(+0.25%) 11(=)
2020-06-30
2,047(+0.24%) 11(=)
2020-07-01
2,054(+0.34%) 11(=)
2020-07-02
2,066(+0.58%) 11(=)
2020-07-03
2,069(+0.15%) 11(=)
2020-07-04
2,074(+0.24%) 11(=)
2020-07-05
2,076(+0.1%) 11(=)
2020-07-06
2,077(+0.05%) 11(=)
2020-07-07
2,081(+0.19%) 11(=)
2020-07-08
2,094(+0.62%) 11(=)
2020-07-09
2,350(+12%) 11(=)
2020-07-10
2,454(+4.4%) 11(=)
2020-07-11
2,511(+2.3%) 11(=)
2020-07-12
2,617(+4.2%) 11(=)
2020-07-13
2,646(+1.1%) 11(=)
2020-07-14
2,665(+0.72%) 11(=)
2020-07-15
2,674(+0.34%) 11(=)
2020-07-16
2,687(+0.49%) 11(=)
2020-07-17
2,697(+0.37%) 11(=)
2020-07-18
2,704(+0.26%) 11(=)
2020-07-19
2,724(+0.74%) 11(=)
2020-07-20
2,730(+0.22%) 11(=)
2020-07-21
2,730(=) 11(=)
2020-07-22
2,752(+0.81%) 11(=)
2020-07-23
2,753(+0.04%) 11(=)
2020-07-24
2,764(+0.4%) 11(=)
2020-07-25
2,790(+0.94%) 11(=)
2020-07-26
2,782(−0.29%) 11(=)
2020-07-27
2,805(+0.83%) 11(=)
2020-07-28
2,810(+0.18%) 11(=)
2020-07-29
2,811(+0.04%) 11(=)
2020-07-30
2,814(+0.11%) 11(=)
2020-07-31
2,815(+0.04%) 11(=)
2020-08-01
2,815(=) 11(=)
2020-08-02
2,823(+0.28%) 11(=)
2020-08-03
2,828(+0.18%) 11(=)
2020-08-04
2,834(+0.21%) 11(=)
2020-08-05
2,839(+0.18%) 11(=)
2020-08-06
2,839(=) 11(=)
2020-08-07
2,839(=) 11(=)
2020-08-08
2,841(+0.07%) 11(=)
2020-08-09
2,844(+0.11%) 11(=)
2020-08-10
2,871(+0.95%) 11(=)
2020-08-11
2,880(+0.31%) 11(=)
2020-08-12
2,881(+0.03%) 11(=)
2020-08-13
2,882(+0.03%) 11(=)
2020-08-14
2,886(+0.14%) 11(=)
2020-08-15
2,890(+0.14%) 11(=)
2020-08-16
2,893(+0.1%) 11(=)
2020-08-17
2,900(+0.24%) 11(=)
2020-08-18
2,902(+0.07%) 11(=)
2020-08-19
2,902(=) 11(=)
2020-08-20
2,918(+0.55%) 11(=)
2020-08-21
2,941(+0.79%) 11(=)
2020-08-22
2,947(+0.2%) 12(+9.1%)
2020-08-23
2,953(+0.2%) 12(=)
2020-08-24
2,959(+0.2%) 12(=)
2020-08-25
2,971(+0.41%) 12(=)
2020-08-26
2,984(+0.44%) 12(=)
2020-08-27
2,986(+0.07%) 12(=)
2020-08-28
2,989(+0.1%) 12(=)
2020-08-29
2,995(+0.2%) 12(=)
2020-08-30
3,012(+0.57%) 12(=)
2020-08-31
3,071(+2%) 12(=)
2020-09-01
3,092(+0.68%) 12(=)
2020-09-02
3,101(+0.29%) 12(=)
2020-09-03
3,111(+0.32%) 12(=)
2020-09-04
3,115(+0.13%) 12(=)
2020-09-05
3,121(+0.19%) 12(=)
2020-09-06
3,123(+0.06%) 12(=)
2020-09-07
3,123(=) 12(=)
2020-09-08
3,140(+0.54%) 12(=)
2020-09-09
3,147(+0.22%) 12(=)
2020-09-10
3,155(+0.25%) 12(=)
2020-09-11
3,169(+0.44%) 12(=)
2020-09-12
3,195(+0.82%) 12(=)
2020-09-13
3,234(+1.2%) 12(=)
2020-09-14
3,263(+0.9%) 13(+8.3%)
2020-09-15
3,271(+0.25%) 13(=)
2020-09-16
3,271(=) 13(=)
2020-09-17
3,276(+0.15%) 13(=)
2020-09-18
3,281(+0.15%) 13(=)
2020-09-19
3,283(+0.06%) 13(=)
2020-09-20
3,287(+0.12%) 13(=)
2020-09-21
3,299(+0.37%) 13(=)
2020-09-22
3,313(+0.42%) 13(=)
2020-09-23
3,324(+0.33%) 13(=)
2020-09-24
3,333(+0.27%) 13(=)
2020-09-25
3,345(+0.36%) 13(=)
2020-09-26
3,349(+0.12%) 13(=)
2020-09-27
3,360(+0.33%) 13(=)
2020-09-28
3,363(+0.09%) 13(=)
2020-09-29
3,374(+0.33%) 13(=)
2020-09-30
3,380(+0.18%) 13(=)
2020-10-01
3,382(+0.06%) 13(=)
2020-10-02
3,388(+0.18%) 13(=)
2020-10-03
3,396(+0.24%) 13(=)
2020-10-04
3,471(+2.2%) 13(=)
2020-10-05
3,733(+7.5%) 13(=)
2020-10-06
4,272(+14%) 13(=)
2020-10-07
4,459(+4.4%) 13(=)
2020-10-08
4,488(+0.65%) 13(=)
2020-10-09
4,523(+0.78%) 13(=)
2020-10-10
4,628(+2.3%) 13(=)
2020-10-11
4,752(+2.7%) 13(=)
2020-10-12
4,844(+1.9%) 13(=)
2020-10-13
5,038(+4%) 13(=)
2020-10-14
5,170(+2.6%) 13(=)
2020-10-15
5,244(+1.4%) 13(=)
2020-10-16
5,354(+2.1%) 13(=)
2020-10-17
5,475(+2.3%) 13(=)
2020-10-18
5,585(+2%) 13(=)
2020-10-19
5,685(+1.8%) 13(=)
2020-10-20
5,811(+2.2%) 13(=)
2020-10-21
5,978(+2.9%) 13(=)
2020-10-22
6,287(+5.2%) 14(+7.7%)
2020-10-23
7,153(+14%) 14(=)
2020-10-24
7,521(+5.1%) 15(+7.1%)
2020-10-25
7,872(+4.7%) 16(+6.7%)
2020-10-26
8,413(+6.9%) 16(=)
2020-10-27
8,870(+5.4%) 19(+19%)
2020-10-28
9,205(+3.8%) 19(=)
2020-10-29
9,791(+6.4%) 19(=)
2020-10-30
10,424(+6.5%) 20(+5.3%)
2020-10-31
10,663(+2.3%) 20(=)
2020-11-01
11,060(+3.7%) 21(+5%)
2020-11-02
11,335(+2.5%) 21(=)
2020-11-03
11,744(+3.6%) 23(+9.5%)
2020-11-04
12,187(+3.8%) 24(+4.3%)
2020-11-05
12,570(+3.1%) 29(+21%)
2020-11-06
12,970(+3.2%) 30(+3.4%)
2020-11-07
13,419(+3.5%) 34(+13%)
2020-11-08
13,929(+3.8%) 35(+2.9%)
2020-11-09
14,285(+2.6%) 36(+2.9%)
2020-11-10
14,715(+3%) 41(+14%)
2020-11-11
15,350(+4.3%) 46(+12%)
2020-11-12
15,723(+2.4%) 48(+4.3%)
2020-11-13
16,191(+3%) 53(+10%)
2020-11-14
16,583(+2.4%) 53(=)
2020-11-15
17,287(+4.2%) 58(+9.4%)
2020-11-16
17,674(+2.2%) 61(+5.2%)
2020-11-17
18,075(+2.3%) 66(+8.2%)
2020-11-18
18,402(+1.8%) 69(+4.5%)
2020-11-19
18,841(+2.4%) 73(+5.8%)
2020-11-20
19,280(+2.3%) 74(+1.4%)
2020-11-21
19,771(+2.5%) 83(+12%)
2020-11-22
20,171(+2%) 87(+4.8%)
2020-11-23
20,508(+1.7%) 90(+3.4%)
2020-11-24
20,967(+2.2%) 94(+4.4%)
2020-11-25
21,469(+2.4%) 96(+2.1%)
2020-11-26
22,028(+2.6%) 99(+3.1%)
2020-11-27
22,501(+2.1%) 107(+8.1%)
2020-11-28
22,988(+2.2%) 109(+1.9%)
2020-11-29
23,484(+2.2%) 116(+6.4%)
2020-11-30
23,987(+2.1%) 118(+1.7%)
2020-12-01
24,532(+2.3%) 122(+3.4%)
2020-12-02
25,410(+3.6%) 124(+1.6%)
2020-12-03
26,038(+2.5%) 129(+4%)
2020-12-04
26,559(+2%) 130(+0.78%)
2020-12-05
27,228(+2.5%) 137(+5.4%)
2020-12-06
27,877(+2.4%) 140(+2.2%)
2020-12-07
28,580(+2.5%) 142(+1.4%)
2020-12-08
29,378(+2.8%) 142(=)
2020-12-09
30,075(+2.4%) 144(+1.4%)
2020-12-10
30,613(+1.8%) 146(+1.4%)
2020-12-11
31,375(+2.5%) 146(=)
2020-12-12
32,135(+2.4%) 147(+0.68%)
2020-12-13
32,790(+2%) 152(+3.4%)
2020-12-14
33,478(+2.1%) 154(+1.3%)
2020-12-15
34,121(+1.9%) 157(+1.9%)
2020-12-16
34,737(+1.8%) 160(+1.9%)
2020-12-17
35,387(+1.9%) 160(=)
2020-12-18
36,049(+1.9%) 165(+3.1%)
2020-12-19
36,667(+1.7%) 171(+3.6%)
2020-12-20
37,261(+1.6%) 176(+2.9%)
2020-12-21
37,631(+0.99%) 181(+2.8%)
2020-12-22
38,059(+1.1%) 183(+1.1%)
2020-12-23
38,639(+1.5%) 184(+0.55%)
2020-12-24
39,231(+1.5%) 185(+0.54%)
2020-12-25
39,782(+1.4%) 186(+0.54%)
2020-12-26
40,380(+1.5%) 187(+0.54%)
2020-12-27
41,054(+1.7%) 191(+2.1%)
2020-12-28
41,603(+1.3%) 194(+1.6%)
2020-12-29
42,063(+1.1%) 195(+0.52%)
2020-12-30
42,702(+1.5%) 199(+2.1%)
2020-12-31
43,299(+1.4%) 204(+2.5%)
2021-01-01
43,856(+1.3%) 208(+2%)
2021-01-02
44,371(+1.2%) 211(+1.4%)
2021-01-03
44,774(+0.91%) 213(+0.95%)
2021-01-04
45,242(+1%) 215(+0.94%)
2021-01-05
45,726(+1.1%) 217(+0.93%)
2021-01-06
46,248(+1.1%) 219(+0.92%)
2021-01-07
46,780(+1.2%) 222(+1.4%)
2021-01-08
47,305(+1.1%) 225(+1.4%)
2021-01-09
47,840(+1.1%) 229(+1.8%)
2021-01-10
48,380(+1.1%) 232(+1.3%)
2021-01-11
48,949(+1.2%) 240(+3.4%)
2021-01-12
49,537(+1.2%) 244(+1.7%)
2021-01-13
50,229(+1.4%) 247(+1.2%)
2021-01-14
50,899(+1.3%) 251(+1.6%)
2021-01-15
51,594(+1.4%) 255(+1.6%)
2021-01-16
52,313(+1.4%) 256(+0.39%)
2021-01-17
53,076(+1.5%) 264(+3.1%)
2021-01-18
53,750(+1.3%) 270(+2.3%)
2021-01-19
54,419(+1.2%) 273(+1.1%)
2021-01-20
55,189(+1.4%) 274(+0.37%)
2021-01-21
56,076(+1.6%) 276(+0.73%)
2021-01-22
56,863(+1.4%) 278(+0.72%)
2021-01-23
57,587(+1.3%) 280(+0.72%)
2021-01-24
58,430(+1.5%) 283(+1.1%)
2021-01-25
59,167(+1.3%) 287(+1.4%)
2021-01-26
59,922(+1.3%) 288(+0.35%)
2021-01-27
60,694(+1.3%) 290(+0.69%)
2021-01-28
61,586(+1.5%) 297(+2.4%)
2021-01-29
62,445(+1.4%) 305(+2.7%)
2021-01-30
63,293(+1.4%) 313(+2.6%)
2021-01-31
64,157(+1.4%) 316(+0.96%)
2021-02-01
64,983(+1.3%) 323(+2.2%)
2021-02-02
65,698(+1.1%) 328(+1.5%)
2021-02-03
66,409(+1.1%) 332(+1.2%)
2021-02-04
67,115(+1.1%) 339(+2.1%)
2021-02-05
67,850(+1.1%) 343(+1.2%)
2021-02-06
68,576(+1.1%) 351(+2.3%)
2021-02-07
69,348(+1.1%) 356(+1.4%)
2021-02-08
70,235(+1.3%) 365(+2.5%)
2021-02-09
71,211(+1.4%) 370(+1.4%)
2021-02-10
72,174(+1.4%) 375(+1.4%)
2021-02-11
73,116(+1.3%) 379(+1.1%)
2021-02-12
74,056(+1.3%) 384(+1.3%)
2021-02-13
74,852(+1.1%) 390(+1.6%)
2021-02-14
75,654(+1.1%) 397(+1.8%)
2021-02-15
76,428(+1%) 403(+1.5%)
2021-02-16
77,184(+0.99%) 409(+1.5%)
2021-02-17
77,906(+0.94%) 422(+3.2%)
2021-02-18
78,420(+0.66%) 430(+1.9%)
2021-02-19
78,937(+0.66%) 433(+0.7%)
2021-02-20
79,480(+0.69%) 435(+0.46%)
2021-02-21
79,999(+0.65%) 445(+2.3%)
2021-02-22
80,517(+0.65%) 450(+1.1%)
2021-02-23
81,009(+0.61%) 453(+0.67%)
2021-02-24
81,467(+0.57%) 457(+0.88%)
2021-02-25
81,933(+0.57%) 459(+0.44%)
2021-02-26
82,430(+0.61%) 464(+1.1%)
2021-02-27
82,890(+0.56%) 464(=)
2021-02-28
83,242(+0.42%) 471(+1.5%)
2021-03-01
83,552(+0.37%) 476(+1.1%)
2021-03-02
83,870(+0.38%) 483(+1.5%)
2021-03-03
84,226(+0.42%) 484(+0.21%)
2021-03-04
84,610(+0.46%) 489(+1%)
2021-03-05
84,960(+0.41%) 493(+0.82%)
2021-03-06
85,336(+0.44%) 493(=)
2021-03-07
85,695(+0.42%) 502(+1.8%)
2021-03-08
86,039(+0.4%) 502(=)
2021-03-09
86,343(+0.35%) 511(+1.8%)
2021-03-10
86,685(+0.4%) 511(=)
2021-03-11
86,989(+0.35%) 520(+1.8%)
2021-03-12
87,286(+0.34%) 525(+0.96%)
2021-03-13
87,600(+0.36%) 526(+0.19%)
2021-03-14
87,907(+0.35%) 527(+0.19%)
2021-03-15
88,238(+0.38%) 532(+0.95%)
2021-03-16
88,524(+0.32%) 534(+0.38%)
2021-03-17
88,862(+0.38%) 537(+0.56%)
2021-03-18
89,175(+0.35%) 538(+0.19%)
2021-03-19
89,497(+0.36%) 544(+1.1%)
2021-03-20
89,846(+0.39%) 545(+0.18%)
2021-03-21
90,200(+0.39%) 546(+0.18%)
2021-03-22
90,514(+0.35%) 551(+0.92%)
2021-03-23
90,765(+0.28%) 552(+0.18%)
2021-03-24
91,018(+0.28%) 554(+0.36%)
2021-03-25
91,289(+0.3%) 557(+0.54%)
2021-03-26
91,561(+0.3%) 558(+0.18%)
2021-03-27
91,839(+0.3%) 559(+0.18%)
2021-03-28
92,088(+0.27%) 561(+0.36%)
2021-03-29
92,303(+0.23%) 566(+0.89%)
2021-03-30
92,442(+0.15%) 566(=)
2021-03-31
92,706(+0.29%) 568(+0.35%)
2021-04-01
92,917(+0.23%) 571(+0.53%)
2021-04-02
93,128(+0.23%) 575(+0.7%)
2021-04-03
93,295(+0.18%) 579(+0.7%)
2021-04-04
93,436(+0.15%) 581(+0.35%)
2021-04-05
93,595(+0.17%) 586(+0.86%)
2021-04-06
93,772(+0.19%) 588(+0.34%)
2021-04-07
93,993(+0.24%) 591(+0.51%)
2021-04-08
94,336(+0.36%) 593(+0.34%)
2021-04-09
94,564(+0.24%) 595(+0.34%)
2021-04-10
94,848(+0.3%) 596(+0.17%)
2021-04-11
95,131(+0.3%) 598(+0.34%)
2021-04-12
95,394(+0.28%) 602(+0.67%)
2021-04-13
95,620(+0.24%) 602(=)
2021-04-14
95,737(+0.12%) 604(+0.33%)
2021-04-15
95,949(+0.22%) 608(+0.66%)
2021-04-16
96,186(+0.25%) 615(+1.2%)
2021-04-17
96,439(+0.26%) 617(+0.33%)
2021-04-18
96,796(+0.37%) 618(+0.16%)
2021-04-19
97,105(+0.32%) 620(+0.32%)
2021-04-20
97,472(+0.38%) 625(+0.81%)
2021-04-21
98,050(+0.59%) 630(+0.8%)
2021-04-22
98,722(+0.69%) 634(+0.63%)
2021-04-23
99,691(+0.98%) 638(+0.63%)
2021-04-24
100,586(+0.9%) 642(+0.63%)
2021-04-25
101,379(+0.79%) 644(+0.31%)
2021-04-26
102,376(+0.98%) 647(+0.47%)
2021-04-27
103,487(+1.1%) 655(+1.2%)
2021-04-28
104,953(+1.4%) 661(+0.92%)
2021-04-29
106,484(+1.5%) 667(+0.91%)
2021-04-30
108,146(+1.6%) 678(+1.6%)
2021-05-01
109,862(+1.6%) 687(+1.3%)
2021-05-02
111,753(+1.7%) 696(+1.3%)
2021-05-03
113,676(+1.7%) 709(+1.9%)
2021-05-04
115,590(+1.7%) 720(+1.6%)
2021-05-05
117,529(+1.7%) 734(+1.9%)
2021-05-06
119,424(+1.6%) 745(+1.5%)
2021-05-07
121,338(+1.6%) 764(+2.6%)
2021-05-08
123,234(+1.6%) 786(+2.9%)
2021-05-09
125,906(+2.2%) 801(+1.9%)
2021-05-10
128,530(+2.1%) 827(+3.2%)
2021-05-11
131,098(+2%) 850(+2.8%)
2021-05-12
133,484(+1.8%) 868(+2.1%)
2021-05-13
135,796(+1.7%) 892(+2.8%)
2021-05-14
138,085(+1.7%) 923(+3.5%)
2021-05-15
140,471(+1.7%) 941(+2%)
2021-05-16
142,746(+1.6%) 962(+2.2%)
2021-05-17
145,202(+1.7%) 981(+2%)
2021-05-18
147,680(+1.7%) 1,015(+3.5%)
2021-05-19
151,343(+2.5%) 1,051(+3.5%)
2021-05-20
154,786(+2.3%) 1,089(+3.6%)
2021-05-21
158,333(+2.3%) 1,133(+4%)
2021-05-22
161,242(+1.8%) 1,178(+4%)
2021-05-23
164,201(+1.8%) 1,210(+2.7%)
2021-05-24
167,172(+1.8%) 1,243(+2.7%)
2021-05-25
169,900(+1.6%) 1,269(+2.1%)
2021-05-26
172,277(+1.4%) 1,298(+2.3%)
2021-05-27
174,861(+1.5%) 1,325(+2.1%)
2021-05-28
177,711(+1.6%) 1,363(+2.9%)
2021-05-29
180,593(+1.6%) 1,405(+3.1%)
2021-05-30
183,452(+1.6%) 1,441(+2.6%)
2021-05-31
186,364(+1.6%) 1,484(+3%)
2021-06-01
189,241(+1.5%) 1,527(+2.9%)
2021-06-02
192,547(+1.7%) 1,566(+2.6%)
2021-06-03
195,844(+1.7%) 1,608(+2.7%)
2021-06-04
199,254(+1.7%) 1,656(+3%)
2021-06-05
202,357(+1.6%) 1,696(+2.4%)
2021-06-06
205,333(+1.5%) 1,742(+2.7%)
2021-06-07
207,979(+1.3%) 1,789(+2.7%)
2021-06-08
210,661(+1.3%) 1,843(+3%)
2021-06-09
213,396(+1.3%) 1,910(+3.6%)
2021-06-10
216,134(+1.3%) 2,011(+5.3%)
2021-06-11
218,923(+1.3%) 2,073(+3.1%)
2021-06-12
221,227(+1.1%) 2,136(+3%)
2021-06-13
223,638(+1.1%) 2,203(+3.1%)
2021-06-14
225,922(+1%) 2,260(+2.6%)
2021-06-15
228,256(+1%) 2,315(+2.4%)
2021-06-16
230,692(+1.1%) 2,374(+2.5%)
2021-06-17
233,064(+1%) 2,425(+2.1%)
2021-06-18
235,413(+1%) 2,480(+2.3%)
2021-06-19
237,661(+0.95%) 2,534(+2.2%)
Sources:

Notes:

Background

On 12 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China This illness had been reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[22][23]

Unlike SARS of 2003, the case fatality ratio for COVID-19[24][25] has been much lower, but the transmission rate of the virus has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[26][24] Quarantine Law in Sri Lanka is governed by the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance No 3 of 1897 and has 12 sections.[27]

Timeline

First wave (until October 2020)

27 January – 9 March 2020

Prior to 27 January, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health had instructed staff at Bandaranaike International Airport to screen passengers for symptoms. Additionally, the ministry issued a recommendation that infants, children, pregnant women, the elderly and people who suffer from chronic diseases should avoid visiting crowded places when possible.[28] The Ministry of Health set up a 22-member National Action Committee to help limit the spread of the virus.[29] The Department of Immigration and Emigration informed all construction sites with Chinese resident visa holders to restrict their Chinese employees to their respective workplaces and lodgings.[30]

On 27 January, the first confirmed case of the virus was reported in Sri Lanka, a 44-year-old Chinese woman from Hubei Province in China.[3] She had arrived as a tourist with another group of travellers and had been screened at the Bandaranaike International Airport after having a high fever. She fully recovered and was released from the hospital on 19 February.[31]

Following the first reported case of COVID-19, demand for face masks in the country soared and the country began to face a mask shortage.[32] Some pharmacies in the country had sold all their face masks and there were reports from customers that face masks were being sold at over ten to twenty times the original price.[32] As a result, the country's drug regulatory agency placed price controls on face masks.[32][needs update] 33 Sri Lankan students and families were evacuated from Wuhan on 1 February and kept under Quarantine at a Military facility at Diyatalawa.[33] They were released after two weeks quarantine period on 14 February.[34]

Since the first week of March, visitors from Italy, Iran, and South Korea have been required to quarantine for two weeks at one of two facilities. On 10 March 186 people (164 Sri Lankan nationals, 20 Italian nationals, and 2 South Korean nationals) were placed under quarantine in Batticaloa.[35] On the same day, two Sri Lankans living in the United Arab Emirates had contracted COVID-19.[citation needed]

10–23 March 2020

On 10 March, the first case of COVID-19 in a Sri Lankan citizen, a 52-year-old tour guide working with a group of Italians, was reported.[36] After testing positive, he was brought to the Infectious Disease Hospital in Angoda for treatment.[37] Twenty-nine patients were receiving treatment in government hospitals, including eight foreigners.[38] Following these new developments, the country suspended all on-arrival visas for tourists on 11 March.[39][40]

On 12 March, another Sri Lankan citizen tested positive for COVID-19,[41] a 44 years old person, who had reportedly stayed with the first Sri Lankan patient diagnosed with the virus.[42]

On 13 March, three more patients tested positive for the virus in Sri Lanka. One of these patients was a 41-year-old Sri Lankan male who had arrived from Germany. He was admitted to the Infectious Disease Hospital in Angoda. The other two patients were from a group of people who had been quarantined at a facility in Kandakadu. One was a 37-year-old who had arrived from Italy, currently receiving treated at the Polonnaruwa Hospital, Polonnaruwa, and the other was a 43-year-old male who had also arrived from Italy. He was put in the Infectious Disease Hospital in Angoda.[43]

On 14 March, five more patients tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka. 4 of the 5 patients who had tested positive came back to the country from Italy.[44] It was also reported that one of the co-pilots of Sri Lankan Airlines became infected with the coronavirus and attended the annual Royal–Thomian Big Match between S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia and the Royal College, Colombo.[45]

On 15 March, 7 more people tested positive, making the overall case count 18. The surge of new cases caused government to declare 16 March a public holiday. This holiday was extended up to Thursday, 19 March.[46] On 16 March, 10 more people tested positive, making the total 28,[47][48] and on 17 March, another 15 more people tested positive making the total 43.[49] On 17 March, the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Kamal Gunaratne revealed that around 170 passengers who returned from Italy and South Korea had skipped the quarantine procedure.[50]

On 18 March, 2 people fully recovered from the disease and seven people tested positive, bringing the total case count to 50.[51] On 19 March, nine more people tested positive, bumping the total case count to 59. One patient at the Ragama Hospital exposed several staff to the virus. As a result, the entire hospital ward had to be closed down and the staff were quarantined.[52][53][54] On 20 March, eleven more people tested positive, pushing the total case count to 70. Most of the new cases on that day were reported from the Gampaha district.[55] On 21 March, six more people tested positive, pushing the total case count to 77.[56] An Army officer who was engaged in escorting Sri Lankans to quarantine centres also contracted with Coronavirus.[56]

On 22 March, the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Jaffna was recorded, and the patient was believed to have maintained close relationships with a senior pastor who had tested positive for COVID-19.[57] Five more people tested positive for the virus on 22 March, making the total number of cases 82.[58] On 23 March, five more people tested positive, making the total case count 87.[59] On 23 March, the country's first citizen who had tested positive was released from the hospital after showing improvement during recovery.[60]

24 March 2020 – 3 April 2020

On 24 March, the assistant of a church pastor was reported to have tested positive for COVID-19.[61] A father-son duo who attended Friday Jummah prayers on 20 March at the Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque also tested positive for COVID-19. Six more cases were reported on 25 March, bringing the total case count to 106. No new confirmed cases were reported in the country on 26 March and 27 March, according to the Army General Shavendra Silva.[62]

On 26 March, a recent returnee from abroad contracted COVID-19. He came into contact with 26 people in his village.[63] The village entered a lockdown. The next day, the father and sister of the patient contracted COVID-19. They were admitted to the Kalutara Nagoda Hospital.[64] Currently, three villages have been placed under lockdown: Bandaragama-Atalugama, Kandy-Akurana, and Puttalam-Kadayamkulam.[65]

On 28 March, the first confirmed death from COVID-19 was recorded in Sri Lanka,[66] a 60-year-old patient from Marawila who previously had a kidney transplant and had a history of diabetes and high blood pressure.[67] The body was cremated within 15 hours. On 30 March, the second death from COVID-19, a 60-year-old man from Negombo, was reported.[68] Five more cases were reported, including a four-month-old baby on 30 March, bringing the total to 122.[69]

On 30 March, five villages in Beruwala with a total population over 100 were quarantined after an airport driver tested positive for the virus.[70]

On 31 March, 21 more patients contracted COVID-19, the highest single-day increase at the time. Most of them were relatives of previously confirmed COVID-19 patients. On 1 April, five patients from Kurunegala, Jaffna and Maradana tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total case count to 147. On the same day, four patients recovered from the disease, increasing the total number of recovered patients to 21.[71][72] Later that day, a 72-year-old COVID-19 patient died at the IDH, Angoda, increasing the total death toll to 3.[73][74]

On 2 April, three more patients tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total case count to 151. One more person died of COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 4.[75] On 3 April, 8 more people tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to 159.[citation needed]

4 April 2020 – 15 April 2020

On 4 April, Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe confirmed the death of a fifth patient with the COVID-19. The body of the deceased was cremated in the afternoon.[76][77] On the same day, seven more patients confirmed COVID-19, bringing the total case count to 162.[78]

On 4 April, Anton Sebastianpillai, a renowned Sri Lankan born British geriatrician and author, died after testing positive for COVID-19.[79]

On 5 and 6 April, 12 new COVID-19 cases were recorded and on next day, bringing the total case count up to 178.[80][81] On 7 April, an 80-year-old male from Dehiwala died, becoming the sixth person to die from COVID-19.[82] On the same day, 7 more patients tested positive for the disease, bringing the total case count to 185. On 8 April, four patients tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total case count to 189.[83] On the same day, the seventh death from COVID-19 was reported.[84] On 9 and 10 April, 9 people tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total case count to 197.[85]

On 11 April, 2 people tested positive, pushing the total case count to 201. On 12 April, 11 more people tested positive for the virus.[86] On 13 April, 8 people tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total case count to 218.[87] On 14 April, 15 people tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 233.[88][89] On 15 April, 5 people tested positive for the virus, bringing the total case count to 238.[citation needed]

17 April 2020 – 30 April 2020

On 17 April, 7 new cases were reported.[90] Between 18 and 19 April, 27 people tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 271.[91][92]

On 20 April, 33 people from Colombo tested positive for COVID-19, increasing the total case count to 303.[93] This was the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day until 26 April.[94] On 21 April, 6 people tested positive for the virus. On 22 April, 20 people tested positive for COVID-19.[95] On 23 April, 38 people tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 368. Out of the 38 positive cases, 30 were sailors from the Welisara Navy camp involved in placing people under quarantine.[96] On 24 April, 52 people tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total up to 420.[97][98] Over 60 navy personnel tested positive within 2 days. These officers had been on duty in Ja-Ela when they were exposed.[99]

On 25 April, 40 people tested positive for COVID-19.[100] On 26 April, 62 new cases of the virus were reported, including several from Naval Bases.[101] On 27 April, 65 people tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to 588. It had only taken 2 days for cases to climb from 400 to 500.[102][103] On 28 April, 31 more people tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to 619.[104] On 29 April, 30 new cases were reported, bumping the total count up to 649.[105] On 30 April, 16 new cases were reported.[106]

1 May 2020 – 21 May 2020

On 1 May, 25 people tested positive for the virus.[107] On 2 May, the 700th COVID-19 patient became infected, along with 14 other patients.[108] The total number of cases jumped up to 705, with 182 patients recovering.[109] On 3 May, 13 more people tested positive for the virus.[110] On 4 May, Sri Lanka reported its 8th COVID-19 death.[111] 37 people tested positive for the virus on the same day.[112]

On 5 May, another person died of the virus, bringing the total death count to 9.[113] On the same day, 16 people tested positive for the virus, bringing the total case count to 771.[114] On 6 May, 29 people tested positive for COVID-19, mostly Navy personnel, bringing the total case count up to 797.[115]

On 7 May, Sri Lanka recorded its 800th COVID-19 patient, along with 27 others.[116][117] On 8 and 9 May, 23 people tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to 847.[118][119][120] On 10 May, 16 people tested positive for COVID-19, 13 of which were Sri Lankan Navy officers.[121]

On 11 May, only 6 people tested positive for the virus.[122] On 12 May, however, 20 people tested positive for the virus, bumping the total case count to 889.[123] On 13 May, the total case count exceeded 900 with 26 new COVID-19 cases.[124] On 14 May, 10 people tested positive, bringing the total to 925.[125] On 15 May, 10 more people tested positive for the disease.[126] On 16 May, the total case count climbs to 960.[127][128]

On 17 May, the total case count rises to 981 with 21 new cases.[129] On next day, the case count increased to 992 with 11 new cases.[130] On 19 May, 35 people tested positive for the virus, bringing the total case count above 1000 with 1027 total cases.[131][132] On 20 May, only person tested positive for the virus.[133] On 21 May, another 27 people tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to 1055.[134][135]

22 May 2020 – 4 June 2020

On 22 May, 13 people tested positive for the virus, bringing the total case count to 1068.[136] On the next day, the total increased to 1089 with 21 new cases, 19 of which were Sri Lanka Navy sailors.[137] Until 24 May, the Sri Lanka Army maintained 26 quarantine facilities.[138]

On 24 May, 52 people tested positive, bringing the total case count to 1140.[139] On 25 May, 41 people tested positive for the virus, all people returning from Kuwait.[140][141] On the same day, Dr. Anil Jasinghe confirmed Sri Lanka's 10th death due to COVID-19.[142] On 26 May 137 people tested positive for the virus, a single day record, and brought the total to 1318.[143][144] The total rose to 1469 the next day, when 150 patients tested positive for COVID-19.[145] On 28 May, 61 people tested positive, bringing the total to 1530.[146] On 29 May, 28 people tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to 1558.[147]

On 30 May, 62 people tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 1620.[148] On 31 May, 16 people tested positive.[149] On 1 June, 10 people tested positive for the virus and one person died from the virus.[150][151] 40 people tested positive for the virus on 2 June,[152] while a further 66 people tested positive on 3 June.[153] On 4 June, 48 people tested positive, bringing the total to 1797.[154]

4 June 2020 – 15 June 2020

After 4 June, the rate of new COVID-19 cases drastically reduced, with numbers staying below 25:

Day New cases
5 June 4[155]
6 June 12[156]
7 June 21[157]
8 June 22[158]
9 June 2[159]
10 June 10[160]
11 June 8[161]
12 June 3[162]
13 June 3[163]
14 June 5[164]
15 June 16[165]

16 June 2020 – 30 June 2020

In the next week, fewer new cases were recorded than usual:

Day New Cases
16 June 10[166]
17 June 9[167]
18 June 23[168]
19 June 3[169]
22 June 1[170]

On 23 June, 40 people tested positive.[171] On 24 June, only 10 cases were reported, and the total case count reached 2000.[172]

New cases gradually rose in the following days:

Day New Cases
25 June 9[173]
26 June 4[174]
27 June 19[175]
28 June 4[176]
29 June 5[177]
30 June 5[178]

At the end of June, 2047 people were infected with the virus and 1748 patients had recovered.[178]

1 July 2020 – 3 October 2020

On 1 July, 7 people tested positive for the virus.[179] On the next day, 12 people tested positive in quarantine centres.[180] New cases for the next week were only being reported from quarantine centres:

Day Case count
3 July 3[181]
4 July 5[182]
5 July 2[183]
6 July 1[184]

On 7 July, a new case was recorded from Welikada Prison, where an inmate had been transferred from the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre.[185][186] Meanwhile, over 177 people who were in contact with the infected inmate were subject to PCR tests.[187]

On 8 July, 13 patients returned from overseas were recorded positive, bringing the total to 2094. 1979 patients recovered from the disease.[188] On 9 July 2020, a record total of 253 inmates at Kandakadu Treatment & Rehabilitation Center tested positive for COVID-19.[189][190]

On 10 July 2020, 283 people from the Kandakadu Treatment & Rehabilitation Centre tested positive for COVID-19.[191][192] This was paired with 90 new cases from Kandakadu and 14 cases outside of Kandakadu. The cluster included a female counsellor working at the Centre. At the time, she was on leave and with her parents.[193]

On 11 July, another counsellor working at the Kandakadu Center tested positive, along with his two children.[194]

Second wave (4 October – present)

4 October 2020 – 19 October 2020

On 4 October, an outbreak in Minuwangoda and Divulapitiya began and a curfew was put in place.[195] Governments were reluctant to enforce another lockdown for fear of bringing businesses into bankruptcy and their employees out of livelihood.[196]

Sri Lanka's Bureau of Foreign Employment said that since 8 October, 67 Sri Lankan migrant workers died from COVID-19. The deaths were mostly reported from Middle Eastern countries. More than 2600 Middle Eastern workers tested positive for COVID-19.[197] The government made 'Public Day', 5 October, not apply to government employees.[198] An employee at the Brandix Minuwangoda textile factory tested positive for the virus. The patient's family was sent to the IDH hospital.[199] Three major institutes closed. The University Grants Commission announced that Kelaniya University, Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute, and Naiwala Advanced Technological Institute were to close for one week.[200] On 12 October 2020, the Hela Clothing group said an employee had tested positive at its Thihariya plant. The plant was closed.[201] Later, the government announced that the lockdown in Gampaha district would stay in place for a few more days.[202] On 12 October, a total of 90 new COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing the total case count in the Minuwangoda cluster to 1397.[203] Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva stated that "questions are being raised if we have the facilities to quarantine more people. If the need arises we have the facilities in place to quarantine more people".[202] At the same time, an employee working at the South Asian Textiles garment factory tested positive for COVID-19.[204] On 12 October 2020, 12 Lanka Electricity Company employees tested positive for the virus. They worked at the Kandana branch.[205] Meanwhile, 120 people were arrested for curfew violation in lockdown areas.[206] On 13 October, the total case count in the Minuwangoda cluster rose to 1446.[207]

On 18 October 2020, four monks in the Ovitigala Temple in Matugama, Kalutara District tested positive for COVID-19, according to Matugama Medical Officer P. D. Lionel.[208] Then, a nurse tested positive for the disease. She was working at the Hirdaramani apparel factory in Kahathuduwa. She had been in contact with a COVID-19 patient.[209] All passengers departing Sri Lanka were asked to undergo PCR tests for the virus within 72 hours of their departure time.[210] A payment of Rs 5,000 will be made to any affected family in the Gampaha District curfew areas, Minister of Finance Mahinda Rajapaksa said.[211]

On 19 October 2020, Negombo shopping complex closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. A clothing store owner's wife tested positive. They attended a wedding ceremony in Divulapitiya.[212] Later, 50 dockyard employees were quarantined after five staff members tested positive.[213] Then, 212 Katunayake Investment Zone employees tested positive for the virus, Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors' Union said, as well as two families of a Police Sergeant attached to a police station on Armor Street, Colombo. Activities of the police station were suspended for several hours.[213] A close contact of a COVID-19 patient from the Minuwangoda was instructed to self quarantine.[213] The conductor of a bus operating from the Point Pedro depot tested positive for COVID-19.[213]

20 October 2020 – 31 October 2020

On 20 October 2020, a Special Investigation Unit Police Inspector tested positive for COVID-19.[214] The government placed a curfew in the Kuliyapitiya area.[215] Police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana stated that vehicles travelling from Colombo to Kandy were not allowed to stop in curfew areas.[216] Meanwhile, 30 families were sent to quarantine. The Pannala Public Health Inspector said that a woman from Pannala who attended a wedding in Divulapitiya had tested positive several days later.[217] The total number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 increased to 3,644.[218]

On 21 October 2020, the Fort police station re-opened.[219] The Sri Lankan Army built the Kandakadu Special Hospital with over 400 beds.[220] Meanwhile, the Peliyagoda Fish Market immediately closed after several COVID-19 cases were reported there.[221]

On 22 October 2020, four police officers tested positive COVID-19 at the Bambalapitiya Police Station. They were instructed to self-quarantine. These officers served at the Peliyagoda Fish Market.[222] The government imposed a curfew for Kotahena , Mattakuliya, Modara, Wellampitiya, Bloemendhal and Grandpass.[223] Five areas in the Kalutara District were labeled as isolated areas. It included Agalawatta, Gorakgoda, Beragoda, Dapiligoda, and Kekulandara North.[224] Later, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Samaraweera announced that 13 Districts were affected by the second wave of the virus and that there was a high possibility of it spreading into 12 other districts.[225] 50 new cases were reported from the Minuwangoda cluster, and 22 cases in the Katunayaka Trade Zone. Six cases were reported in the Peliyagoada Fish Market and 22 cases were in direct contact with people in the Minuwangoda cluster.

On 23 October 2020, 609 new COVID-19 cases were reported. This became the highest number of new cases in a single day in Sri Lanka to date. It included cases from 48 Quarantine Centres. The total case count rose up to 6,896.[226] Meanwhile, Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi said that 30 hospitals and 3,500 beds had been allocated for COVID-19 patients.[227] The Government Medical Officers' Association said that people should go for immediate zonal lock down after identifying the spread of COVID-19.[228] 45 Colombo port customs officers were sent to self-quarantine. 200 workers were directed to PCR tests and 45 tested positive COVID-19.[229]

On the same day, more than 400,000 PCR tests were carried out, a single day record for Sri Lanka.[230] Beruwala harbour closed after it reported 10 cases of COVID-19 case out of 16 PCR tests.[231] Fish markets and fisheries harbours closed islandwide due to the Peliyagoda cluster.[232] At the end of the day, COVID-19 cases rose up to 850.[233] On 24 October, the government implemented a quarantine curfew in Maradana and Dematagoda, effective until 26 October.[234] On the same day, 71 people were arrested for violating lockdown,[234] and a man from Kandakkuliya, Kalpitiya died at the Kalpitiya hospital while waiting for a PCR test.[235] Around 40,000 people were under quarantine restrictions. Meanwhile, the Nugegoda weekly fair was temporarily closed due to one person testing positive for COVID-19.[236]

During this period, the WHO had informed the Health Ministry that they had approved various vaccines for COVID-19 and that Sri Lanka was to expect a shipment of them.[237] Then, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy implemented safety restrictions its services for residents of areas currently under curfew. Visitors must carry their valid National Identity Card or Vehicle License Card and wear a face mask and stay at least 1m away from other people.[238] The government imposed a quarantine on Gothatuwa and Mulleriyawa.[239] An staff member at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo tested positive for COVID-19.[240] Another 5-star hotel staff member who worked at the Hilton Hotel in Colombo also tested positive for COVID-19.[241] The Colombo Manning Market announced that it will be closing its doors until November.[242] The Hilton Hotel and Galle Face Hotel temporarily closed due to employees testing positive for COVID-19.[243]

On 25 October 2020, the government imposed a curfew on Fort, Pettah, Borella and Welikada effective from 6:00 p.m.[244] Special Police Teams were deployed to arrest curfew violators.[245] Meanwhile, a 70-year-old man died from COVID-19, marking the country's 16th COVID-19-related death.[246] On 26 October 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases increased to 7,521.[247] 10 more Police Special Task Force officers tested positive for the virus.[248] The closure of fishing harbours was detrimental to the country's vast fishing sector, with supplies of fish lying in harbours, unable to be picked up.[249] On 27 October 2020, three more deaths were recorded that were related to COVID-19, making that day the pandemic's deadliest on the island.[250] Then, the government imposed a curfew on several areas, including Homagama, Moratuwa, and Panadura.[251][252]

On 28 October 2020, the Western Province was placed under quarantine and a curfew was levied onto the province.[253] 15 police officers tested positive for COVID-19 in the Western Province, 96 police officers have been sent to quarantine centers, and 708 officers have been placed under self quarantine.[254] On 29 October 2020, two employees from the Elephant House Head Office tested positive for the virus.[255] The Nuwara Eliya District was placed under quarantine after 30 people tested positive for the virus.[256] The Sri Lankan Parliament announced it wouldn't meet until 3 Novemner[257] On the same day, Dr. Hemantha Herath advised people in the Colombo area to stay in the area.[258]

Government offices in the Western Province were switched to a remote work-at-home system.[259] Then, the Wilgoda police area in the Kurunegala District was placed under quarantine due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.[260] Total COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka surpassed 10,000.[261]

On 31 October, about 12,000 PCR tests were conducted, the highest in a single day.[262] Meanwhile, seven Borella police officers tested positive for COVID-19.[263]

1 November 2020 – 8 November 2020

On 1 November 2020, a quarantine curfew was re-imposed in the Western Province, Kurunegala, Ratapura, and Kuliyapitiya.[264] On 2 November 2020, a COVID-19-positive man commited suicide.[265] 8 Borella police officers tested positive for COVID-19 on 10 November.[266] On 3 November 2020, Sri Lanka reported it's 22nd COVID-19 death.[267] On the same day, the Isurupaya Education head office closed following employees testing positive for COVID-19.[268]

On 4 November, the Sri Lankan Government announced that it spent Rs. 7.3 billion on COVID-19 relief in October.[269] On 5 November 2020, six inmates and one police officers tested positive for COVID-19.[270] Later, 5 more deaths were reported, bringing the total death toll to 29.[271] On 6 November 2020, 75 customs officers were placed under quarantine after 8 tested positive.[272] The total number of active COVID-19 infections rose to 12,570.[273]

On 7 November 2020, seven more prisoners from the Bogambara prison tested positive for COVID-19.[274] The Health Ministry issued new COVID-19 health guidelines in response to the rapid spread of the second wave.[275] On 8 November 2020, 235 police officers in the Western Province tested positive for COVID-19.[276]

1 January 2021 – present

On 22 January 2021, Sri Lanka's National Medical Regulatory Authority announced that it had approved the Oxford–Astra-Zeneca vaccine.[277]

Clusters

Welisara Navy Camp cluster

After identifying a COVID-19 positive patient from Polonnaruwa, a sailor from Welisara Navy camp, the camp was quarantined with immediate effect. Around 4000 people at the Navy Camp, including sailors and their families, were quarantined within the camp.[278] Many sailors were on leave when the camp was quarantined.[279] On 23 April, 30 sailors tested positive for the virus, with the count rising to 58 the next day.[97][96] Due to the spread, all sailors were recalled to the camp and transferred to Colombo for further testing. Those that had associated with sailors in the camp were instructed to self-quarantine. On 24 April, the camp was declared an isolated area.[280][281] As of 28 April 148 sailors from within the Welisara Naval Complex, 45 sailors on leave, and 13 others were traced to have been in contact with the infected sailors.[282] According to the Director-General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe on 28 April, the Welisara cluster includes 209 people, with 148 inside the camp and 45 outside the camp on leave.[283]

Kandakadu cluster

On 7 July, an inmate in the Welikada Prison tested positive for COVID-19.[185] He was sent to the prison on 27 June. On the same day, another COVID-19 cluster was declared in the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Centre. Two people from Welikanda, five from Rajanganaya, and one each from Habaraduwa and Lankapura tested positive for COVID-19. These people were confirmed to be close associates of inmates in the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Centre. The Kandakadu cluster's number of COVID-19 positive patients rose to 560 on 20 June. 451 detainees, 63 staff members, and 5 invited staff at the Kandakadu Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre tested positive for COVID-19 on 20 July, while 41 close contacts were also infected with the virus.[284]

Minuwangoda and Divulapitiya cluster

On 4 October 2020, a 39-year-old woman employed in an apparel manufacturing facility in Gampaha tested positive for COVID-19. It was revealed that she was working in the Brandix garment factory in Minuwangoda.[285] 45 of her close contacts were quarantined. Subsequently, a police curfew assisted by the army was imposed Minuwangoda and Divulapitya.[286] On 4 October, the total number of new infections rose to 101 due to the number of infections reported from the Minuwangoda appareal factory.[287] On the same day the Ministry of Education announced that it is considering whether to hold or postpone the upcoming Grade 5 Scholarship examination and the G.C.E. Advanced Level examinations scheduled to start on 11 and 12 October.[288] PCR tests were conducted on over 2,000 employees of the garment factory.[289] On 5 October over 1,300 students and teachers of the Sri Guanawasa Maha Vidyalaya in Divulapiya were quarantined.[290][291] On 6 October, holding a press conference Sri Lankan Army Commander Lt. General Shavendra Silva stated that the total number of cases from the Brandix cluster reached 706[292][293] In the Gampaha district, 11 police area were put under curfew after 100 cases were reported.[294] On 7 October new reports stated that 1026 garment factory workers tested positive for the virus. As at 4:00 pm on 7 October the total number of confirmed cases stand at 4,448.[295] Another COVID-19 patient was found in another Brandix garment factory in Welisara.[296] Also, on 7 October the Ministry of Education announced that the Scholarship and Advanced Level will not be postponed.[297] On 8 October at 6:30 pm onward Government said total number of confirmed cases rose to 4,469. (Minuwangoda garment factory cluster number of cases up to 1,044)[298] New COVID-19 cases reported another 16 districts On 8 October.[299] On 9 October at 10:00 pm Government Information Department said, Minuwangoda cluster increased to 1,053 COVID-19 cases.[300] On 10 October at 10:00 p.m. COVID-19 island wide total cases reached 4,626.[301] 11 October 2020, 121 new cases are from the Minuwangoda and Divulapitya cluster, 1,307 total COVID-19 cases have been reported from the Minuwangoda- Divulapitya cluster.[302] On 13 October 7 Brandix Kollupitya Head Office employees tested positive. Who were close contacts of Minuwangoda Brandix, Ceylon Medical Council source said.[303] 49 new garment employees tested positive COVID-19 on 13 October and total Minuwangoda cluster rose to 1,446.[207] Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said, 85% of the families of Brandix garment factory employees who tested positive for virus. They moved to 96 quarantine facilities with more than 10,000 people undergoing the quarantine process.[304] On 17 October Gampha District allowed to purchase groceries and medicine for a few hours.

Alleged Violation of Quarantine Protocol

On 7 October Opposition MPs Harsha de Silva and Manusha Nanayakkara inquired whether the new cluster emerged by the transmission of the virus from Indian nationals brought down by Brandix. Also stating that the chief of security of Brandix had gotten the Indian nationals out of the airport without being tested for COVID-19 and violating quarantine procedures.[305]

Brandix promptly issued an explanation stating that no parties from India had access to its Minuwangoda facility and no material from India was used in this facility. Brandix also went on to state that it chartered three flights from Visakhapatnam, India for its Sri Lankan employees working in India and their families and that they properly followed government-mandated protocol including PCR testing and 14-day quarantine at a government-regulated quarantine facility.[306][307][308]

University cases

The Bambalapitiya branch of the privet university called ICBT Campus also became a COVID-19 hotspot as one of the students of the college who visited the campus on 4 October 2020 has been tested positive for COVID-19.[309][310]

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura 3rd Year Management Faculty a female student tests positive COVID-19 on 10 October. The University Vice Chancellor, Professor Sudantha Liyanage said 50 students of the Management Faculty, were placed under self-isolation. She resident of Panadura and her mother was a nurse attached to the ICU of the Panadura General Hospital. Panadura General Hospital said immediately closed ICU and 20 ICU crew members were submitted to PCR tests.[311] On Monday, 12 October 2020 another two students positive after 2 days.[312]

On 11 October 2020, a reported new COVID-19 case involved a female student of University of Kelaniya's Social Science Faculty.[313] In the University of Ruhuna, a student's father tested for COVID-19 on 12 October. The student and her roommate were quarantined.[314]

Colombo National Hospital

On 10 October 2020, Colombo National Hospital announced that three minor staff had tested positive for COVID-19. Two wards were temporarily closed.[315]

Katunayaka Investment Zone

On 12 October 2020, seven people tested positive for COVID-19 in the Katunayaka Investment Zone, bringing the total number of cases there to 25.[316] Later, on 13 October, 42 more employees tested positive for COVID-19 and the Katunayaka Investment Zone cluster rose to 102 total cases.[317]

Peliyagoda Fish Market cluster

On 21 October, several new cases reported at the Peliyagoda fish market.[318] The first recorded patient lived in Dompe. After a few hours, the fish market closed and made all the workers self-quarantine, with 105 individuals being subjected to PCR tests.[319]

496 new cases were reported on 23 October.[226] 20 harbour workers at the Beruwala fisheries tested positive for COVID-19, due to close contact with the Peliyagoda cluster.[320] Some time later, all major fisheries were closed.[226] 535 patients were reported at the Peliyagoda fish market with 217 close contacts.[233]

Other

Mannar

On 11 October at 4.00p.m, Sri Lankan Army Commander said that the two villages Periakadei and Pattithottam villages in Mannar district were isolated due to five persons being found positive from this area.[321]

Lanka Electricity Company

Ja-Ela public inspector said, 12 employees of the Kandana Lanka Electricity Company positive for COVID-19 On 12 October afternoon.[322]

Katunayaka Airport

Sri Lankan Airlines confirmed media reports a cargo operate employee tested positive for the COVID-19. He worked in Bandaranaike International Airport. This case reported on 12 October.[323]

Bank of Ceylon

On 13 October 2020, Bank of Ceylon Ratmalana branch an employee's husband tested positive for COVID-19, Colombo Regional Epidemiologist Dr. Dinuka Guruge said.[303]

Sri Lankan Navy second wave

Two Sri Lankan Navy officers have tested positive for COVID-19 on 17 October. They send to National Operation Center.[324]

Response

The Sri Lankan government has requested that the general public practice proper hygiene methods and self quarantine methods to safeguard from the disease.[325]

On 14 March, the Sri Lankan government declared 16 March 2020 as a national public holiday to contain the pandemic.[326][327][328]

On 15 March, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa proposed plans to combat COVID-19 to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation leaders during a video press conference arranged by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[329] Rajapaksa directed the authorities to implement proper quarantine centres to examine foreigners and ordered relevant authorities to provide necessary essential services to the general public via the Internet.[330]

On 16 March, the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to extend the Public holiday to 1 week, and close all ports of entry to the country.[331] The government extended the public holidays to three days from 17 March to 19 March due to increase in new cases except for health, banking, food supply and transportation.[332][333]

On 17 March 2020, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stated that Sri Lanka has not reached full-time quarantine level and criticized the comparisons regarding the country's situation with lockdown in Italy which was urged by Sri Lankan general public in the social media.[334] President also ordered the banking sector to not overburden the coronavirus hit business sector which are unable to repay the loan and ordered the banking sector to further extend the payback period to another six months.[335]

Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi revealed that around 24 hospitals are available ready to tackle the coronavirus emergency.[336]

On 19 March, the government decided to further extend the public holidays for 8 days from 20 March to 27 March to both private and public sectors as a remedy to confront the coronavirus pandemic. The government urged the public to work at home and declared a "work from home period" for those eight days.[337] The government is also planning to convert former Voice of America relay station into a COVID-19 treating hospital.[338]

On 21 March, the government strictly cautioned that younger children and older people shouldn't be allowed to purchase at the supermarket and urged only one person per family to visit the supermarket to avoid unnecessary gatherings. The government also urged the public to not utilize chloroquine which is used to treat the patients who are diagnosed with Malaria.[339]

On 23 March, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa introduced a relief fund called "COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund" to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic.[340] The President himself contributed about Rs. 100 million from President Fund.[341] President also revealed that general public can delay the monthly electricity, water bills until 30 April.[citation needed]

The government has proposed plans to arrange home delivery of the essential goods to curb the coronavirus pandemic and also to control the crowd.[342] The decision was reached by the government following the panic buying and overcrowding of public in shopping outlets and supermarkets on 23 March after the removal of curfew temporarily.[343]

The government has also urged the main supermarkets of the country such as Cargills, Arpico Super Centre, Keells Super, Sathosa and LAUGFS Holdings to sell the products to the customers via home delivery methods. PickMe, one of the popular peer to peer transport networks in the country has offered services regarding the provision of essential items such as bread, gas, and grocery. PickMe has also partnered with Lanka Sathosa to provide essential products to customers via home delivery channels and also partnered with Litro Gas to provide gas cylinders.[344] Sri Lanka's main apparel manufacturer Brandix offered one of its factory as a quarantine centre to assist government's fight against the coronavirus.[citation needed]

On 24 March, the government issued a circular stating that the special task force has been established to effectively and efficiently regulate and conduct the mechanism of distribution of essential commodities and the task force is spearheaded by Basil Rajapaksa.[345] The government also declared that Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara as the high-risk zones which are prone to the possibility of coronavirus pandemic.[346] The Police DIG Ajith Rohana warned that there could be a possibility of more undisclosed unconfirmed hidden coronavirus cases due to the reluctance of the carriers to come forward for testing and self-quarantine precautions.[347]

The government extended the work from home period until 3 April due to extension of indefinite curfews in high-risk zones of the country.[348] However, the government has taken necessary actions to resolve the issues faced by the general public and has allowed farmers, estate workers, bankers, fishermen and cleaners to carry on their duties amid curfews. President ordered the Central Bank, commercial banks, insurance companies to carry out the services amid the curfew.[349]

Some reports revealed that the President could arrange an emergency meeting at the parliament as soon as possible which was dissolved earlier in the month for the parliamentary elections.[350] Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa initially hosted an all party press conference to curb the pandemic.[351][352]

On 7 April Army, 1 Corps of Engineer Services (CES) turned the former Voice of America building complex at Iranawila, Chilaw to an isolation hospital. It is equipped with robotic technology and autopilot vehicles for the safety of medical staff working in the hospital and patients are confined to separate cubicles where robots transport medicine, drinks and foods to patients through a special airlock system.[353]

Politics

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa condemned former UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe's remarks over the possibility of shortage of funds after 30 April and criticized him for politicizing the current coronavirus pandemic.[354][355] The ruling party also condemned the opposition party's request to reconvene the dissolved parliament and accused that the opposition party was trying to seek political gains.[356]

Disposal of bodies

Letter leaked to media by the Health Ministry

According to the guidelines by the authorities, the bodies of deceased COVID-19 patients must be bagged and disinfected while the closest relatives are allowed to see the face of the deceased for a limited time within the hospital and touching of the body is not allowed. Embalming is banned and funeral homes are expected to immediately bag the body and place it in a sealed coffin for religious rituals. Mass gatherings and funeral functions are banned and remains must be cremated within 24 hours of the death. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader Rauff Hakeem criticized the decision to make cremation mandatory claiming that cremation was done unlawfully without following either international rules or religious principles and further stated that cremation of a person should not be done without proper religious methods. Muslim community gave mixed responses some criticising Hakeem while others criticized the government decision[357][358] Some right activists and groups accused the government of not following WHO rules and regulations for the cremation related to COVID-19 deaths.[359]

It was reported that a letter from the Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka was leaked to social media on 25 April 2020. The letter from the ministry had requested a 1000 body bags from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to dispose of bodies during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Ministry later announced that it will carry on an investigation to who leaked the letter to the media.[360]

Philadelphia Missionary Church

On 21 March 2020, the authorities urged all the people who attended the Sunday service at Philadelphia Missionary Church, Jaffna to self quarantine themselves for at least 14 days.[361] It was reported that on 15 March 2020, the main senior pastor of the church conducted special Sunday service.[362] It was later reported that the pastor was tested positive for COVID-19 and went to Switzerland on that day itself with his wife for medical treatment.[363][364][365] The person also believed to have infected with the virus after coming to Sri Lanka.[366] The Northern Province Governor P. S. M. Charles confirmed that the pastor with the coronavirus symptoms hugged and blessed all worshippers during the service. Around 240 people were reported to have attended the service according to the EconomyNext.[367] 3 of them are under medical treatment at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital and all 240 people have been isolated.[citation needed]

Maligawatta stampede

On 21 May 2020, a stampede occurred near a Muslim Jumma residence in Maligawatta, Colombo-10, amid lockdown and curfew resulting in the death of 3 women and leaving further nine injured.[368][369][370] It was reported that the businessman did inform about this charity event and he was revealed to have taken the police pass before conducting such a charity event. However the reports revealed that the crowd gathered in huge unexpected numbers which resulted in a stampede.[371] Six suspects who were involved in relief distribution have been arrested mainly for conducting such an event amid coronavirus and for not maintaining proper hygienic measures, ignoring the ban on public gatherings.[372]

Travel restrictions

The government also banned the arrival of travellers from several countries of continental Europe including Spain, Norway, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, France, Austria and Netherlands,[373][374] extending this to the United Kingdom on 15 March.[375][376] The travel ban was also imposed to foreign travellers from India, South Korea and Iran.[377] SriLankan Airlines have cancelled several scheduled flights from several countries including India amid coronavirus fears.[378] As of 17 March 2020 midnight, Sri Lankan government ordered travel restrictions to Canada, Bahrain and Qatar.[379] The landing of aircraft were also suspended for two weeks with immediate effect from 19 March until 25 March at BIA airport except the arrival of cargo goods.[380][381] The government also extended the validity of all visas of foreigners till 12 April.[382]

On 22 March, the government banned the arrival of all incoming passenger ships and planes.[383]

In December Sri Lanka said travel restrictions would be relaxed from the 26 of the month, allowing expatriates and foreign passport holders to come back without prior-registration with the Foreign Ministry, if they had booked paid quarantine. A group of 200 Russian tourists were also expected to come.[384] However the relaxation was suspended on 21 December, after a highly transmissible SARS-Cov-2 strain was found in the UK and some other countries.[385]

Arrests and legal actions

On 16 March four Sri Lankans who evaded quarantine after returning from South Korea were arrested by the Sri Lankan police while hiding in their homes. Legal action was also taken against a 45-year-old patient who despite knowing his travel partner to Germany was infected avoided instructions to admit himself for treatment.[386] Later he tested himself from a private hospital despite a ban on private testing of the virus by the government. He only admitted himself at the IDH after 3 days with the virus.[387][388]

On 20 March the Mayor of Dambulla Jaliya Opatha and another was arrested by the police after he organised a bicycle race despite the ban on gatherings. Twenty were taken into custody by Sri Lanka Navy in Kochchikade and Puttalam coasts after attempting to go out after curfew and a court case was filed against the COVID-19 patient that admitted himself to Ragama Hospital for chest pains while hiding his travel history resulting in quarantining of the hospital staff.[389][390]

As of 27 March, nearly 4,000 people were arrested for breaching the curfew rules imposed by the government.[391][392]

On 29 March 2020, the main suspect who was also the mastermind behind the Easter bombing in the Zion Church was arrested by police in Mount Lavinia during the curfew which was imposed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country.[393][394][395] The suspect was identified as a 40-year-old resident of Dehiwala/Mount Lavinia and was accused of transporting the suicide bomber to the Zion Church in Batticaloa.[396][397] The suspect is also accused of handling the suicide bomber who attacked the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade.[398]

As of 15 May, more than 55,000 people were arrested for breaching the curfew rules imposed by the government.[399] Some people have been arrested for allegedly spreading false information about the COVID-19 pandemic.[400]

First wave curfews and lockdowns

On 18 March, the Sri Lanka Police imposed an emergency curfew in Puttalam, Negombo, Kochikade and Chilaw as it was speculated that 800 returnees from Italy had visited those areas.[401][402] The statement was officially confirmed by Army General Shavendra Silva.[403] On 19 March, an emergency curfew was imposed from 10pm in the night in some areas, including Wattala and Ja-Ela, until further notice following the discovery of a new COVID-19 case in Ja-Ela.[404][405]

On 20 March, the Sri Lankan President announced that a lockdown styled curfew would be imposed for the entire nation from 6pm on 20 March to 6am on 24 March to contain the pandemic.[406][407][408] It was earlier revealed that the government would impose the curfew from 20 to 23 March but it was further extended to 6am on 24 March due to a surge in new cases. However, the government announced that the curfew would be lifted from most parts of the country from 23 March except Colombo, Gampaha, Jaffna, Kilinochi and Mulaitivu to encourage rural public to engage in retail purchases.[409]

On 23 March, the government announced that it would impose the quarantine curfew from 12pm on 24 March until 27 March to contain the spreading of coronavirus and also the government banned citizens from inter-district travel from 24 to 27 March.[410] On 24 March, the government imposed a curfew for very high risk zones such as Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara indefinitely for a maximum period of two weeks.[411] On 28 March, government extended curfew further for Jaffna district and Kandy district until further notice.[412]

On 9 April, the government announced a curfew in the Ratnapura and Pelmadulla police divisions in the Ratnapura District until further notice.[413] On 13 April, two villages, Panvila and Cheena Koratuwa in Beruwala were isolated due to the threat of COVID-19 until further notice.[414] On 16 April, Bandaranaike Mawatha in Hultsdorf was completely closed down after a resident who had returned from India tested positive for COVID-19 and symptoms were detected after 33 days.[415] On the same day, Nagalgam Street in Grandpass was also declared an isolated area until further notice.[416]

On 22 April, 12 villages in the Lankapura Division of Polonnaruwa were declared as isolated areas after the first patient from the Polonnaruwa District was identified.[95] On 24 April, Uhana and Damana areas in Ampara district declared temporarily lockdown until further notice due to Welisara Navy camp personnel.[417] On 28 April, Havelock Lane, Dabare Mawatha in Colombo 05 and Hete Watte at Torrington were declared isolated villages.[418][419]

Meanwhile, on 3 May, Panwila and China Fort areas in Beruwala and Akurana in Kandy declared reopened.[420] On 29 May, government declared quarantine curfew to Nuwara Eliya District from 29th until 31 May Sunday night due to large assemblies on streets for the demise of minister Arumugam Thondaman.[421]

International support

The Government of China extended their support to Sri Lanka by extending the concessionary loan of US$500 million in order to fight the coronavirus.[422] The US government also lent their support to combat coronavirus outbreak by donating essential supplies such as nitrile gloves and heavy duty work gloves.[423] The founder of Alibaba Group Chinese billionaire Jack Ma announced his plans to help the Asian countries affected by the coronavirus including Sri Lanka by providing essential emergency supplies such as masks, test kits and confirmed it on his Twitter account.[424][425] On 7 April, the Government of India donated 10 tonnes of consignment of essential medicines to tackle the coronavirus. The donation was given in good faith to Sri Lanka for its voluntary contribution to the SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Fund.[426]

Criticisms regarding Big Match

The health authorities have ordered self-isolation for 14 days to those who attended the annual Big Match, which is a cricket match held between S.Thomas' College Mount Lavinia and Royal College Colombo which is also popularly known as the Battle of the Blues.[427] The warning was raised after one of the old boys of S.Thomas College who is also one of the co-pilots of Sri Lankan Airlines was infected with the coronavirus after attending the match. The officials warned that there is a possibility of the virus being spread to the crowd mainly including the old boys of their respective schools who gathered in large numbers.[428] It was earlier reported that the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa urged the organisers to cancel the Big Match but the organisers neglected the instructions given by the President and went ahead with the match. Several companies and businesses have ordered their employees who attended the Big Match to not report to work for 14 days.[429]

Criticisms regarding general public

Former Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardene criticized members of the public who stayed in long queues in the supermarket without maintaining distance and not wearing face masks social media, saying that the people were not aware of their behaviour in order to safeguard themselves from the virus.[430]

The supermarket chains in the country have made arrangements to control the panic buying and queuing of the public.[431] The general public has been heavily criticized for their lack of support to combat the pandemic due to their reckless behaviour.[citation needed]

Research and Development

Both state and private institutions began Research and Development programs to find solutions to issues created by the Pandemic. Research and Development Unit of Sri Lanka Navy developed a remote-controlled smart appliance called ‘Medi Mate’ to allow healthcare to maintain distance from patients during testing and treatment. Medi Mate is wheeled and remote-controlled allowing workers to communicate with patients as well as transport medicine and meals as well as spray sanitizing liquid through an automated nozzle. The Research and Development Unit of Sri Lanka Navy also developed a disinfection chamber and variants with added features that were placed in Kalubowila Teaching Hospital, Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital and University Hospital KDU.[432]

Vega Innovations, a subsidiary of CodeGen Group of Companies together with the Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka designed a low-cost Volume Controlled – Continuous Mandatory Ventilation (VC-CMV) Medical Ventilator that can produce for a cost under US$650 per unit.[433]

Atlas Axillia PLC, a subsidiary of the Hemas Group, developed the Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) robot which is able to carry food and medicine, perform basic medical check-ups such as checking temperatures, allow doctors to monitor patients remotely and have conversations with them. The AGV recharges itself using a wireless port to further reduce contact with workers. The first prototype was gifted to Base Hospital Homagama.[434]

Engineers of faculty of engineering, University of Peradeniya has repaired and developed oxygen respiratory systems and ICU beds.[435] National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka allocated funding to combat COVID-19 pandemic and invited proposals from Sri Lankan scientists.[436]

Center for Research and Development (CRD) of the Defence Ministry developed an interactive remotely operated robotic platform called Dr. Robort, a disinfection corridor and two mobile disinfection platforms. The Ministry of Defence requested the private sector to collaborate to commercialise these innovations and begin large scale manufacturing.[437]

Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) began research into multiple projects to deal with the pandemic jointly with state institutions and private companies. The sudden demand for Nasopharyngeal swabs caused a shortage and its height the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) was down to 30 swabs. SLINTEC identified the materials required and studied the manufacturing process and available facilities which were then transferred to Hi Fashion Ltd who began producing swabs with the help of Lady Ridgeway Hospital.[438] SLINTEC also developed low cost RT-LAMP kits to detect viral RNA.[439]

MSC Magnifica

MSC Magniica's only Sri Lankan crew member on board and an ill passenger was disembarked when reached Colombo Harbour on her way back to Italy

A Sri Lankan chef crew member, Anura Bandara Herath on board of MSC Magnifica made a request to Sri Lankan government on social media to take charge of him when the cruise ship reached Colombo Harbour for refuel and supply on her way back to Italy. The president responding to the request has directed to the commander of Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva to bring the chef on ashore. A team of Navy's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRNE) unit retrieved the chef and brought him ashore. Herath was directed to a quarantine centre in Boossa for 14 days of mandatory quarantine. A 75 years old German female passenger also disembarked on heart-related ailment and was admitted to Sri Lanka National hospital.[440] On 13 April, it was reported that she died in the hospital with complications according to hospital sources.[441]

False reports and rumours

On 12 March 2020, false reports were claimed by few individuals in social media that the son of 52-year-old tour guide who was infected with COVID-19 virus also deemed to have infected with the virus.[442] However, the allegations were refused by the Ministry of Health and was evident that the boy who was falsely alleged to have infected with the virus was reported later that no symptoms were identified after thorough checking and was revealed to be the student of the Ananda College.[443] Sri Lankan Police requested to the general public to not mislead themselves from rumours which are spread across social media platforms.[444]

On 12, 13 and 14 March, general public rushed to the supermarkets and grocery shopping centers with the intention of bulk purchases speculating that the country could face possibility of lockdown amid coronavirus fears, rumours were also spreading in social media that there is a shortage of products in the country.[445][446] The Sri Lankan government later insisted the public to not unnecessarily panic about the coronavirus pandemic and revealed that there is no shortage of essential items in the country including petroleum and food.[447] Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry chairperson Kasturi Chellaraja Wilson revealed that there is no shortage of essential pharmaceutical products and drugs.[448] There were rumours regarding the house-to-house quarantine in the social media but the government refused the allegations.[449]

On 16 March, opposition MP Rajitha Senaratne made a controversial statement that 10 school students being infected with the virus while MP Sarath Fonseka claimed that there three deaths due to the coronavirus. However, on 18 March Sarath Fonseka accepted it was a mistake and that he was merely quoting false information on Facebook. The police began an investigation on the two MPs.[450]

Former Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa promoted Plaquenil as a drug superior than Hydroxychloroquine. Plaquenil is the brand name of Hydroxycholoroquine and is the same drug. Due to its serious side effects self-administration is not recommended. Premadasa also claimed Azithromycin can treat side effects of Hydroxycholoroquine. Azithromycin is an antibiotic and is not used to treat side effects of Hydroxycholoroquine.[451] Sajith Premadasa later apologised for spreading misinformation.[452]

Dhammika Bandara a mason who became a self-proclaimed sorcerer claimed that goddess Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction gave him a recipe for cure. He managed to gain the support of several politicians including Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachi. After being denied to offer the magical potion to Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Dhammika Bandara acted as if possessd by Kali and shouted "I am Kali. I am your mother," at the Buddhist monk in charge. Many doctors and researchers criticised Dhammika Bandara and Ayrvedic doctors expressed concern at the fact Dhammika Bandara was claiming to be an "indiginous doctor" without any credentials. Pavithra and another minister who took the potion contracted COVID-19. Research into the potion at the orders of Wanniarchi ended up showing that the potion was completely useless with no patients given the paniya showing any improvement over those without it.[453][454][455][456] Dhammika Bandara refused to stop production of the potion claiming that as it was spiritual it cannot be tested and would loose its healing properties if the patient ate Maldives Fish.[457][458]

University of Ruhuna warned about a company called MeGha Primal that was fraudulently using the name of the Karapitiya hospital and the University to sell a supplement it claims cures COVID-19. The company also fraudulently claimed to have ISO certification. Facebook, YouTube and Instagram quickly deleted the promotional pages of MeGha Primal.[459][460]

Prison riots

On 21 March, a protest was held by prison inmates in Anuradhapura to separate themselves from each other after the identification of four reported coronavirus cases in Anuradhapura.[461] The protest became violent during a shooting incident resulting in the death of two prisoners, leaving a further six injured.[462][463][464]

On 29 November, a riot at Mahara prison outside Colombo left eight people dead and over 50 injured.[465] The riots occurred following the rumours and speculations regarding the transferring of COVID-19 infected prisoners to Mahara Prison from other crowded prisons. Initially the prison inmates staged unrest demanding the officials and authorities to increase the PCR testing following the surge in COVID-19 cases in Sri Lankan prisons.[466][467]

Nagitimu Sri Lanka

A song titled "Nagitumu Sri Lanka" was launched by "Gammadda" initiative as a part of MTV/MBC network in order to give tribute to the people of the country to rise up again by showing resilience from the COVID-19 pandemic.[468]

Impact

Elections

On 19 March, Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya revealed that the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election would be postponed indefinitely until further notice due to the pandemic.[469][470] Sri Lankan government initially insisted that scheduled forthcoming the election would proceed as planned on 25 April despite the pandemic, and the authorities banned election rallies and meetings.[471] On 3 April 2020 Sri Lanka's Election Commission wrote to President Rajapaksa to seek court opinion on a delay of the parliamentary, stating that the elections will not be able to be completed complete before 1 June as per president's Gazette notification.[472] In reply, Dr. P. B. Jayasundera, Secretary to the President, wrote that the commission failed to act in provision of the section 24 of the Parliamentary elections act of Sri Lanka, and asked them to hold the elections,[473] creating a debate between the office of the president and the elections commission.[474]

On 19 April 2020, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa made a public statement that the Elections Commission has no authority to postpone General Election without fixing an alternate date.[475][476] The day after the commission met in Colombo and announced 20 June as the new date despite increasing corona cases in the island, with almost all opposition parties made concerns how to hold its campaign with the ongoing curfew.[477] President Gotabaya Rajapaksa refused to recall the old parliament.

On 10 June 2020, Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya confirmed that the postponed parliamentary elections would be held on 5 August 2020 with strict health measures and guidelines.[478][479][480] Sri Lanka also joined an elite list of countries such as Poland, South Korea, Singapore, Syria and Serbia to have held the elections in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.[481][482]

Tourism

The coronavirus outbreak further affected the downfall of the tourism sector of the country which was recovering slowly from the impact of the 2019 Easter bombings. The tourism sector was directly affected with the decrease of Chinese tourist arrivals. The Sri Lankan government also suspended flights to mainland China and pilgrimages to India.[483] Jayasundara has also refused to seek advice from country's highest court.[citation needed]

Environment

The air quality index showed a drastic improvement in the quality of air in highly dense areas such as Colombo ever since the imposing of indefinite curfews.[484]

Education

The government ordered to close schools for five weeks from 12 March to 20 April which also marks the end of the first term and also the academic school exams slated for the first term were also scrapped.[485][486][487] The private tuition classes and tutorials including the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka were also closed from 26 March.[488] On 11 April 2020, Government announce that new school year was postponed until 11 May 2020.[489]

Sri Lankan government announced that it will reopen the schools from 29 June 2020 in four stages. However, the schools will be opened for students only from 7 July 2020 and government ordered that teachers should attend school from 29 June to make arrangements regarding health guidelines before starting to teach.[490] The GCE A/L examinations was postponed to 7 September 2020 and the scholarship exam was postponed to 13 September 2020.[491]

On 6 July, academic activities of Grades 5, 11 and 13 at government schools started.[492] However, on 12 July, due to Kandakadu corona outbreak, government decided to close all the schools again for one week from 13 to 17 July.[493]

Government Examinations

Following the identification of a COVID-19 case from Gampaha, the Ministry of Education Sri Lanka 5 October announced that all schools in the island will be closed until further notice. The Commissioner General of Examinations has announced that there is no change in the schedules of the Grade 5 and GCE Advanced Level Examination to be held this October.[494] The Department has made arrangements to conduct the examinations on the dates notified in advance, he said. Exam held on 10 October to 6 November.[495] Education Minister, Professor G.L Peiris said that the examinations will be held by following the health guidelines.[496] On 10 October Sri Lanka Railways has published a special train timetable for providing transportation facilities to students sitting for the Advanced Level and Grade Five Scholarship examinations.

Entertainment

The Sri Lankan government imposed ban on public gatherings for two weeks amid coronavirus fears and insisted that the permission should be taken from the police in order to do so.[497] All film theatres, national parks, zoological gardens and botanical gardens throughout the country have been closed until further notice.[498] The Sri Lanka Planetarium has also been shut down until further notice with immediate effect from 17 March.[499]

Economy

The Colombo Stock Exchange closed at a new eight-year low amid the coronavirus fears.[500] The stock market activities were halted for at least 30 minutes on 13 March.[501] On 5 March 2020, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka released monetary policy review and the monetary authority decided to maintain policy interest rates unchanged despite coronavirus outbreak (SDFR fixed at 6.5% and the SLFR fixed at 7.5%).[502][503] On 16 March 2020, on a surprising move the Central Bank of Sri Lanka revised monetary policy review and cut the policy rates by 25 basis points and also cut the statutory reserve ratio by 1 basis point due to the coronavirus pandemic.[504][505] The CBSL continued its expansionary monetary policy to prosper the economy.[506][507] Further the CBSL governor W. D. Lakshman requested the financial institutions to not panic due to the economic impact caused by coronavirus.[508] On 18 March, the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that the Colombo Stock Exchange to be closed until 19 March.[509] CSE has also been given special holidays on 23 and 24 March.[citation needed] Colombo Stock Exchange is scheduled to open on 11 May.[510][511]

The Central Bank requested the banking sector to operate banking activities for at least two hours on 23 March and the banks encouraged general public to utilize electronic transactions and ATM services instead of physical cash.[512][513] Experts revealed that the country is likely to mark a record-low negative growth rate for the first time since 2001 due to the economic pressures caused by coronavirus pandemic.[514] Commercial Bank of Ceylon stated it would help the customers who are hardly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.[515] Fishermen are one of the hardly affected due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country as the export prices of the fish mainly to the European Union have drastically reduced. The fishermen have been unable to sell 400 tones of newly caught fish due to the restrictions imposed by the authorities.[516]

  • As of 27 March, the domestic Sri Lankan rupee further depreciated against the US dollar to 191.99 amid the pandemic.[517]
  • As of 8 April 2020 the domestic Sri Lankan rupee further depreciated against the US dollar to 200.47 making history that its first time reaching the Rs200 level or above mark, despite Sri Lankan government's effects to control it.[518][519]
  • Several mega companies in Sri Lanka, ranked as top companies in the island, announced that they would cut down their employees salaries to 5% from 35%. These companies include John Keells Holdings, Sri Lankan Airlines, and Sri Lanka's biggest apparel exporter Brandix Lanka.[520][521][522]
  • On 21 April, government announced that all liquor stores closed-down until further notice.[523][524] Despite relaxing of quarantine on 11 May, liquor shops would be remained closed until further notice.[525]
  • Sri Lanka's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate was forecasted to fall to -6.7% by the end of 2020. Asian Development Bank forecasted to fallen -5.5% Sri Lankan Central Bank said the economy may show zero growth.[526]
Monthly Export Performance 2018-2020
  • In the second quarter of 2020, the Sri Lankan trade deficit shrank by US$1 billion to US$3.8 billion from US$4.8 billion in 2019. Industrial exports shrank 10.2% (Mostly garments goods), Sri Lanka Rupee deprecates 0.3% at end of August.[527]
  • Sri Lanka's official reserves fell to US$6.6 billion in September 2020, Central Bank data showed, with most reserve assets based on foreign currency reserves. The fall was attributed to the Middle East migrant workers' crisis.[528]
  • On 23 October Colombo stock market closed 0.05% lower than the previous day.[529]

Religious services

On 15 March 2020, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo Malcolm Ranjith held a televised church service to combat coronavirus pandemic and the archbishop revealed that church service and holy masses in Colombo and Chilaw will not be conducted until 31 March 2020.[530][531] The ACJU also requested that the Friday Jummah prayers in mosques be halted until further notice.[532][533][534]

However, isolated incidents of mosques ignoring the curfew to hold gatherings and prayers were reported; in one incident in Horowpathana 18 were arrested while several dozen fled the police. As a result, the ACJU suspended the board of Trustees of the concerned mosque, issued a statement praising the government and requested action against those spreading hate speech due to the incidents.[535][536]

The Sunday mass services were cancelled for two weeks as of 14 April. Sri Lankan Buddhist monks started Pirith Chanting a type of prayers to combat against COVID-19 island wide temples on a weekly basis.[537]

Sports

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) suggested English cricketers should not follow the tradition of handshaking during the 2 match test series tour to Sri Lanka which was scheduled to commence on 19 March 2020.[538] Instead the players were advised to bump fists as a precaution.[539] The ECB also told English players not to take selfies or sign autographs with the crowd, and imposed a ban on interaction with fans.[540] On 13 March, the cricket tour was called off, the first-class match in progress was immediately abandoned as a draw, and arrangements were made for the players to come home.[541] Both cricket boards planned to reschedule the fixtures.[542][543] In December 2020, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the dates for the tour,[544] with both Test matches played in Galle.[545]

The domestic cricket matches have also been postponed indefinitely due to the outbreak and initially the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) planned to conduct the matches until 16 March.[546] Sri Lankan cricketers were improving their fitness levels during curfew period.[547]

On 20 April 2020, the cricket boards of Sri Lanka and South Africa confirmed that the South African cricket tour to Sri Lanka had been postponed due to the pandemic.[548][549]

The 3 match test series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh which was originally scheduled to take place in July and August 2020 was postponed to October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket initially recommended a one-week quarantine period for touring Bangladeshi players.[550][551] However SLC extended the quarantine period to 14 days with the BCB disagreeing to the length of time their players would be quarantine and the lack of preparation time ahead of the first Test match.[552] In response, Sri Lanka Cricket suggested that the quarantine could be split into two phases, with seven days done in Bangladesh, and the remaining seven days done once the team arrives in Sri Lanka.[553] On 28 September 2020, the tour was postponed again indefinitely as both boards could not decide on quarantine requirements for the series.[554][555][556][557]

Indian women also scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in late November to play in five Women's One Day International (WODI) and three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches. The dates for the series are yet to be fixed and confirmed due to the pending quarantine guidelines for touring Indian women's cricket team[558]

The inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League was initially scheduled to be held in August 2020 and was later postponed to commence on 14 November 2020. However, the start of the tournament was further pushed back to one week (21 November 2020) due to the compulsory 14-day quarantine process for foreign players as part of the health guidelines and precautions recommended by the health officials.[559][560]

The auction styled player draft of the 2020 Lanka Premier League which was scheduled to take place on 9 October 2020 had been rescheduled to 19 October 2020 by the Sri Lanka Cricket due to surge in cases.[561][562][563]

Vaccination program

A consignment of 500,000 doses of the Astra-Zeneca "COVISHIELD" vaccine, donated to Sri Lanka by the Indian government, arrived in the country on 28 January 2021.[564]

In February, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed health authorities to start vaccinating members of the general public in the Western Province with the AstraZeneca vaccine. Members of Parliament are in the process of being vaccinated, with first shots given out on 16 February.[565]

Sri Lanka received 600,000 donated doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from China in March, and later purchased 3 million doses in May.[566]

As of May 2021, Sri Lanka was carrying out its vaccination program with the Oxford–AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and Sputnik V vaccines. Sri Lanka has also ordered 5 million doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine, becoming the first South Asian nation to approve and order the Pfizer vaccine.[567][568][569]

George Floyd protests

On 9 June 2020, Black Lives Matter protests were staged by activists, followers and supporters of the Frontline Socialist Party in response to the murder of George Floyd in front of the US Embassy in Kollupitiya, Colombo.[570][571] However, the protests became violent when police arrested nearly 20 people for violating the health and quarantine regulations.[572]

Statistics

Total confirmed cases, active cases, recoveries and deaths

  Active Cases (14.77%)
  Recoveries (85.23%)
  Deaths (0.74%)
COVID-19 Situation Report[573]
Total Confirmed Cases 167,172
Active Cases 25,997
Daily New Cases 1,808
Recovered 141,175
Deaths 1,243
Total Number of PCR tests 3,017,567 (tbc)
Test per million 138,401 (tbc)

Number of COVID-19 deaths by age as of 31 December 2020

New cases by week reported

New cases

Number of new daily cases, with a seven-day moving average.

Recoveries

Number of daily recovery, with a seven-day moving average.

Death per day

Number of daily death.

By region

COVID-19 District wise summary (9 May 2021)
Region Total Per million
Provinces Districts Cases Deaths Cases
Western Province, Sri LankaWestern Colombo 37,130 236 15,974
Gampaha 23,171 147 10,053
Kalutara 9,863 75 8,072
Total 70,164 446 11,992
Southern Province, Sri LankaSouthern Galle 4,348 28 4,089
Matara 2,792 18 3,430
Hambantota 1,325 8 2,366
Total 8,465 54 3,473
Central Province, Sri LankaCentral Kandy 7,719 49 5,612
Matale 2,450 16 5,056
Nuwara Eliya 2,306 15 3,240
Total 12,475 79 4,851
Northern Province, Sri LankaNorthern Jaffna 1,908 12 3,268
Kilinochchi 306 2 2,696
Mannar 371 2 3,726
Mullaitivu 382 2 4,141
Vavuniya 554 9 3,219
Total 3,521 22 3,318
North Western Province, Sri LankaNorth Western Kurunegala 6,407 41 3,959
Puttalam 2,275 21 2,984
Total 8,682 55 3,647
Sabaragamuwa ProvinceSabaragamuwa Kegalle 1,992 13 2,370
Ratnapura 4,215 27 3,874
Total 6,207 39 3,218
Eastern Province, Sri LankaEastern Trincomalee 1,063 7 2,801
Batticaloa 775 5 1,472
Ampara 1,788 23 2,753
Total 3,626 23 2,331
North Central Province, Sri LankaNorth Central Anuradhapura 1,428 9 1,659
Polonnaruwa 1,143 7 2,815
Total 2,571 16 2,030
Uva ProvinceUva Badulla 2,051 13 2,515
Monaragala 1,411 9 3,128
Total 3,462 22 2,734
Other 6,733
Total 119,173 181 5,775

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