COLOMBO : A statement issued on Friday,August,6 by General Shavendra Silva, Head, National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army following discussion with the HE the President on the control of COVID-19 reads as follows:
“ All State functions and events have been postponed until 01 September 2021 and daily attendance of state employees could be decided by the respective Head of the institution considering the requirement of the institution.”
“Conduct of wedding ceremonies in halls with more than 500 seats are allowed with a maximum participation of 150 attendees and halls with less than 500 seats are permitted to have only 100 attendees for a wedding. A maximum of only 25 participants at a time are allowed to attend a funeral.: