Sri Lanka extends lockdown for another week after spike in Covid19 cases at naval base
A girl reacts as health official uses a swab to collect a sample in a village during the curfew amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease , in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 18, 2020.
Within hours of announcing that the nationwide restrictions imposed on March 20 would be lifted, the government revoked the order and extended them until May 4. There has also been an increase in the number of sailors found to be infected with the coronavirus at the Welisara naval base to 65, the officials said.
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