Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- Kurunegala - lockdowns in several areas

Six workers of the Kurunegala Municipal Council and two fish traders have been diagnosed with the corona virus and travel restrictions have been imposed in three areas.

A spokesperson for the Kurunegala MOH office told the Hiru news team that travel restrictions have been imposed on Wilgoda, Ammankovila and Galwala areas coming under the Kurunegala Municipal Council.

Hiru regional correspondent Pushpakumara Jayaratne stated that shops in Kurunegala have also been closed due to the prevailing situation and the city is now deserted.

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