Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said that by  4.30 p.m. today (25), there were no new Coronavirus positive patients reported in the country.

The Police Media Spokesman SP Jaliya Senaratne warned the public not to step out of their homes other than for a very urgent requirement, adding that those who do so could be arrested even without a warrant.

The curfew imposed to facilitate self-quarantine is currently in force and so far 3,500 persons who violated the curfew have been arrested, while the majority of them are those who engaged in corrupt activities during the curfew hours, said DIG Ajith Rohana.

The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has so far deployed over 275 buses to provide transport facilities for the health sector personnel, the Deputy General Manager H.A. Pandula told the government news portal today.