Over 5,000 warned for not wearing face masks in public places

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Over 5,000 people who were not wearing face masks in public places in Western Province have been observed and warned by the police.

Police said public awareness campaign was held at 110 police divisions in the Western Province today to aware the people to comply with quarantine laws.

The campaign was held using loudspeakers in public areas on the instructions of Senior DIG of the Western Province Deshabandu Tennakoon,

Police said a total of 5,620 people who did not wear face masks were observed and they have been warned.

Earlier, wearing of face masks in public places made mandatory by the police due to coronavirus pandemic.(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)

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eresh S kumara Wednesday, 24 June 2020 04:04 PM

Sri lankans forget everything within a week. Mr.Prabhakaran said so

S Perera Wednesday, 24 June 2020 05:50 PM

Could the Govt make good quality face masks freely available at an affordable price ? Even well known pharmacies are selling disposable masks at Rs 85/- per mask . Although employers were requested to provide masks at their cost to employees, this is not happening. As much as wearing a mask is important, it must be ensured that the masks are of the required qaulity. If not the whole purpose of wearing a mask is lost.

Mm Wednesday, 24 June 2020 06:57 PM

Most weed the mask on their chins

Saman Wednesday, 24 June 2020 07:49 PM

@S Kumara, Mr. Pranhakaran...really a word for this mass murderer?

Bernhard Eichmann Wednesday, 24 June 2020 08:44 PM

The masks duty was mandatory in Germany. Now the duty to wear a mask only in shops, Banks and buses, railways.The easing has been well received by the population. There are still people who my corona is a joke

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