A seeming increase in people flouting quarantine regulations has been observed within the past few days during the travel restricted-period. The police on Thursday (May 27) made the highest number of arrests pertaining to quarantine law violations within a single day. According to Police Media Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana, as many as 829 more individuals have been taken into custody for failing to adhere to health protocols and quarantine regulations while in public. The quarantine law gazette notification was published on the 15th of October 2020, however, the police have been enforcing the law regarding the quarantine gazette since the 30th of October 2020. Thereby, the police have made nearly 15,595 arrests so far with regard to violation of quarantine laws.

Source: The Nation May 28, 2021 02:48 UTC