<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lanka recorded 8 new cases of COVID-19 today bringing the number of active cases to 137. Altogether 54 people have recovered out of total 198 infections while 7 people have died so far. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The areas where new cases were discovered, have been quarantined and several dozen people were isolated. The whole country is under curfew for over three weeks and police has made it mandatory to wear face masks by all authorized persons travelling on the road. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, Sri Lankan Navy has said it has taken measures to tighten security around the county to prevent persons from other countries from fleeing to Sri Lanka due to the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases in those countries. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Navy Commander Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva said if a vessel carrying migrants entered Sri Lankan waters, the vessel will be sent back to its point of origin.</span><br />''