Government declares 3-day special holiday till Thursday
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on March 17, 2020 - 6:50 am
The government announced a three-day holiday period upto Thursday, March 19 excluding essential services involving health, transport, food supplies, banks and district secretariats.
It said this special holiday declared as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will apply to all state institutions, departments and corporations.
The government had requested the private sector to also grant the three-day holiday.
The decision on any extension to this 3-day holiday will be taken after a close study over the spread of COVID-19 virus.
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So, what happens after the holidays?
People will start moving again after holidays and the Coronavirus will escalate even more rapidly !!!!
Such stupidity,
Please ask population to assess their own risk status (whether they have ‘Una’) and self-isolate.
Workplaces should support genuine self-isolation.
Now this is a brilliant idea. A country where 95% over employed it want make any difference. The government should extend this holiday indefinitely. The economy will be better on the saving of electricity for air conditions in offices and fuel on public transport and the pollution and the lost goes on.