Sri Lanka, March 4 -- Sri Lanka tourism braces for yet another setback amid the country's health authorities banning the disembarkation of tourists from cruise ships while imposing a 14-day mandatory quarantine for all passengers arriving in Sri Lanka from Italy, South Korea and Iran as a precautionary measure to fight deadly coronavirus.

The Health Ministry Yesterday announced that foreigners arriving in Sri Lanka by passenger ships would not be allowed to disembark immediately due to coronavirus risks.

"We were informed that cruise passengers and crew members are prohibited to disembark from passenger ships until further notice. There are almost 21 vassals scheduled for March. We have already informed the respective firms to inform th...