Sri Lanka makes full vaccination mandatory to enter public places

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella has issued an Extraordinary Gazette preventing people who have not been fully vaccinated from entering public places, including public transport.

According to the gazette notification, without full vaccination, people will not be able to travel or stay in any public place.

“A person shall not enter any public place without having the proof of being fully vaccinated against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID – 19) unless exempted by the Proper Authority in respect of the whole of Sri Lanka,” the gazette notification says.

The provisions of this regulations will come into operation on April 30, 2022.