Close businesses as precaution to contain pandemic spread - Colombo Mayoress

18 August 2021 11:32 pm Views - 4699

Mayoress of Colombo Rosy Senanayake today requested for the closure of all business establishments in Colombo city as a precaution to contain  COVID 19 pandemic. 

" I request all business establishments in Colombo City to be closed for a few days to contain the pandemic. The support given to me by closing business establishments in view to support contain the pandemic spread in the city,"Ms. Senanayake said in a statement. 

She noted that more than 90% of the cases were reported from Colombo City accounts for Delta variant. 

"The Mayores welcomed the move by the trade associations to close all shops in the city yesterday. "The decision taken by the traders' associations to close shops is commendable. Their decision was commendable to contribute towards containing the pandemic without thinking of their profits. This is a welcome move," she said. 

Also Mayoress Senanayake stressed that the warning by the WHO that 30,000 people would perish of COVID-19 by January 2022, should be taken pretty seriously.(Yohan Perera)