The issuance of the gazette notification making health guidelines, including wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing, compulsory has been delayed, The Morning learnt.
When contacted by The Morning, Ministry of Health Spokesman Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara said the gazette notification would be issued immediately.
“We have planned to issue it soon, but it is still not printed by the government press (Department of Government Printing) when I checked in the morning,” he said yesterday (14).
Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi on Monday (12) stated that a decision has been made to issue a gazette notification making health guidelines compulsory.
According to the Minister, those who violate the gazetted health guidelines will be arrested without a warrant and remanded up to six months.
(The Morning)