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Sri Lankan schools further relax COVID-19 restrictions

Sri Lankan schools further relax COVID-19 restrictions

Mar 12, 2022

Colombo (Sri Lanka), March 12: The Sri Lankan Ministry of Education has issued a circular summoning all students to schools from March 14.
Schools can be conducted as they were before the pandemic, according to the circular issued on Thursday by Kapila Perera, secretary to the Ministry of Education.
This marks the end of COVID-19 pandemic measures of limiting the number of students at schools to maintain social distancing.
If schools face a spread of COVID-19, they can consult the Director of Education in the respective area and take necessary action, according to the circular.
On March 4, the ministry had instructed schools to summon limited amounts of students, considering COVID-19 guidelines.
Source: Xinhua