(UTV | COLOMBO) – Defence Ministry has instructed security forces in the North to take necessary actions to prevent holding any gatherings or meetings in Jaffna, Kilinochchi, and Mullaithivu under the Quarantine law to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
With some information reaching the Ministry that some groups are planning to gather people to hold Mullivaikkal commemoration day ignoring health advice given by the provincial health authorities, the Ministry has instructed the Security Forces Commanders in the North to strictly follow the provisions of the Quarantine and Prevention of Diseases Ordinance No.03 of 1897, which was amended by an Extraordinary Gazette No.2167/18.
Since some coronavirus infected persons were reported in the North after their association with a Switzerland-based coronavirus infected Christian Pastor, who conducted a service at the Philadelphia Church in Ariyalai, Nallur in Jaffna, the quarantine law was fully enforced by the authorities with the assistance of health and security officials to prevent people crossing the district borders and also holding mass gatherings in the North.
Defence Secretary Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne has instructed the Security Forces and the Police to strictly follow quarantine law to contain the spread of coronavirus in the North, which has been controlled to a greater extent now.
However, politicians M.K. Sivagilingam, C.V. Vignashwaran, and Nadarasa Vindan, and a provincial councilor who tried to cross the Sangupiddy roadblock were no