COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government on Sunday (march 15) declared March 16 a public holiday after the number of confirmed Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases rose to 10.
In a statement, the government information department said that the holiday had been declared to prevent the spread of the virus across the island country.
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