Gazette to be ready by tomorrow
Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi yesterday stated that a decision has been made to issue a gazette notification making health guidelines including wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing compulsory.
According to the Minister, those who violate quarantine guidelines could be fined upto Rs.10,000 or arrested without a warrant and be remanded upto six months.
The Minister further stated that the gazette notification is scheduled to be issued within next two days.
“The government is taking various decisions to ensure the health and safety of the public. Accordingly, we have decided to issue a gazette notification within next two days enabling the authorities to take legal action against those who do not adhere to the health regulations in the areas announced by the Director General of Health Services as a disease affected area,” said the Minister.
(Daily News)