If the authorities acted diligently... Current virus spread could have been avoided - Ruwan

UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene at ‘Deva Pooja’ held at Sri Kailasanathar Swamy Devasthanam where intervention of the gods were sought to end the COVID-19 pandemic which had hit Sri Lanka 
Pic by Nisal Baduge 

By Yohan Perera 

The current spread of COVID-19 could have been avoided had the authorities acted diligently, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday. 

 
Speaking to journalists after a religious ceremony held at the Sri Kailasanathar Swamy Devasthanam, Colombo 10, Mr.Wijewardene said the further spread of the disease should be avoided by acting diligently.   

The “Pandemic could have been controlled if the authorities acted diligently. However this is not a time to criticize each other, but a time to act wisely to avoid further spreading of the virus,” Mr. Wijewardene said.   

He said UNP will act in a responsible manner and do its part for the nation during this crisis.