The public has been requested to suspend all non-essential travel and gatherings by health authorities owing to the present situation.
Head of the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva stated the request has been made as a requirement following the detection of a new COVID-19 cluster in the country.
71 out of 150 workers of the private garment factory in Minuwangoda have tested positive for COVID-19 today after a female supervisor was first detected with the virus over the weekend in Divulapitiya.
Following this detection, health authorities have urged the public to curtail non-essential travel.
Army Commander Shavendra Silva advised that the public must strictly adhere to the COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Health Ministry.