President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa held a meeting this morning (12) with officials to review containment plans for the COVID19, which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization yesterday.
The following was posted on the official Twitter handle of president Rajapaksa :
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
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@GotabayaR
Meeting with @PresRajapaksa & officials to review containment plans for #COVID19 :
1. Cancellation of Visa on Arrival
2. 14day Quarantine of all arrivals from #Italy #Iran & #SKorea 3. 14day Self-Quarantine of all arrivals in #LKA
4. stock-up on essential meds
Hotline & legal action
Meanwhile, the Director General of Health Services - Dr. Anil Jasinghe has urged the public to contact the following numbers to direct any queries with regard to the Covid-19.
Health Promotion Bureau - 071 0107107
Disaster Unit of the Ministry of Health - 011 3071073
He said that the measure was taken to prevent rumours and fake news across social media and the queries will be answered by medical professionals.
Meanwhile the police urged the public not to be misled by rumours circulating over social media and said that legal action would be taken against anyone found to be spreading
such false rumours.
(Mirror)