<span style="color: #222222;">In Sri Lanka, the opening of schools and universities have been postponed till early May as five cases of COVID-19 tested positive today bringing the active number of cases to 141.&nbsp;</span><br />''<br />''Schools, scheduled to open on 20th of this month, are now postponed till 11th of May. Universities will open on 11th of May for final year students and on the 18th of May for recommencement of remaining academic activities.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Director-General of Health Services, Dr. Anil Jaisinghe said that the government was currently discussing the measures which could be implemented when setting up an exit strategy for the current curfew situation. 203 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the country so far.&nbsp; 55 patients have recovered and there have been 7 casualties.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | April 12, 2020 6:38 PM
Opening of schools, universities postponed till early May in Sri Lanka