The Navy held 14 persons who engaged in fishing, using unauthorized nets with 05 dinghies during a patrol carried out at Pudumathalan sea area in Mulathivu.
During the curfew period all shops, supermarkets, and other establishments are to remain closed and under no circumstance will these establishments be allowed to open. In the event any of these establishments are found to be open, legal action would be taken against them, said DIG Ajith Rohana.
First Corona fatality reported in Sri Lanka
Over 17,457 Overseas Sri Lankans (OSL) had by Saturday noon (28 March), registered on the ‘Contact Sri Lanka’ Online Portal of the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Of these, 6773 are from the Middle East region, 1892 from Europe, 1302 from South Asia, 1028 from North America and over 6000 from other parts of the world.