Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) has urged the government to extend the current travel restrictions for a period of two weeks from the 14th of June. In a letter directed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the SLMA said the number of COVID-19 infections would exponentially start to increase again if the restrictions on movement are lifted at this point of time. It will take 2-3 weeks for the ‘lockdown’ to have an impact on case numbers and even longer on deaths. • To increase the number of PCR tests done randomly to detect the true number of cases in the community. The SLMA also emphasized the need for Health Ministry to use a format of data reporting that will enable the epidemic to be tracked more clearly.

Source: The Nation June 12, 2021 15:00 UTC