Curfew hours of all districts revised

Curfew hours of all districts revised

May 23, 2020   05:04 pm

The President’s Media Division (PMD) has issued an updated announcement on the ongoing curfew in all districts.

Accordingly, the island-wide curfew, which is set to go into force from 8.00 pm tonight (23), will be lifted at 4.00 am on Tuesday (26). The entire country will be under curfew on the 24th and 25th of May.

From May 26 onward, the curfew in all 25 districts will be in force between 10.00 pm and 4.00 am daily, until further notice.

Travel between districts except in Colombo and Gampaha districts will be permitted from May 26.

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