COLOMBO –The Sri Lankan Health Ministry on Thursday (21) reversed a decision made earlier to relax the face mask mandate in the South Asian country.
In a press release, the ministry said that wearing masks outdoors has been made mandatory again, considering the large public gatherings that are taking place across the country.
Anver Hamdani, director of Medical Technological Services, told media that a technical committee last week decided to give the liberty to people to wear the face mask or not.
“However, the decision was announced in haste without proper consultation of the experts,” he said.
Sri Lanka issued a gazette on coronavirus quarantine regulations in October 2020, making wearing masks and maintaining social distance in public places mandatory.
– Xinhua