Army Commander General Shavendra Silva has denied the rumours of a country-wide lockdown following the detection of the new coronavirus variant.
The Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said that discussions are currently being held on the necessary and essential steps needed to control the new variant.
While there are rumours of an island-wide lockdown that are propagated on social media and other media, the government has not arrived at such a decision as of yet, the Army Chief assured.
Meanwhile, the Secretary to the State Ministry of State Ministry of Primary Health Care, Epidemiology and COVID-19 Control Dr. Harsha de Silva stated that the decision of whether or not to impose a lockdown on the country will be taken based on the recommendation of experts.