EC to meet health and police experts

UTV | COLOMBO – The Election Commission will have a special meeting tomorrow (20) with the health experts and the police to discuss modalities for the arrangement of voting facilities for those at quarantine centres or under self-quarantine, an official said.

Commission’s Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya told to media that his office would observe the country’s situation closely and decide on steps to be taken.

“We came across a COVID-19 cluster after we declared August 5 as the day of polling,” he said.

Earlier, Mr. Deshapriya said his office was mulling the arrangement of mobile polling centres for the benefit of those under quarantine.

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