Table 1 Timeline of restrictions on movement of people for suppressing COVID-19 transmission from March 2020 until April 2021 in Sri Lanka
Period | Movement Restrictions | Districts Affected |
|---|---|---|
1–1-2020 to 16–3-2020 | None | |
17–3-2020 to 20–3-2020 | Schools closed nationwide. Stay-at-homea order in Kalutara, Kandy and Puttalam districts | All districts |
20–3-2020 to 11–5-2020 | Nation-wide stay-at-homea order | All districts |
20–4-2020 to 26–5-2020 | Prohibition of inter-district travel | All districts |
11–5-2020 to 28–6-2020 | Night time stay-at-homea order for high-risk districts | Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Puttalam and Jaffna |
From 11–5-2020 | Partial opening of government offices | Colombo, Gampaha, and Kalutara districts |
26–5-20 to 28–6-2020 | Inter-district public movement allowed except in Colombo and Gampaha districts | Colombo and Gampaha |
06–06-2020 to 23–11-2020 | Partial opening of schools (grades 5, 11, and 13) except in Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts | Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara |
From 23–11-2020 | Partial opening of schools (grades 6 to grade 13) except in Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts | Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara |
29–10-2020 to 9–11-2020 | Stay-at-homea order in Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts | Colombo, Gampaha, and Kalutara |
12–12-2020 to 18–12-2020 | Travel restrictions in selected areas of Galle district | Galle |
11–01-2021 to 29–03-2021 | All schools opened except in Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts | Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara |
29–03-2021 to 27–04-2021 | All schools opened nationwide | |
27–04-2021 to 21–10-2021 | All schools and educational institutions closed nationwide | All districts |