By Ajith Siriwardana  

Colombo District Secretary Pradeep Yasarathna said yesterday only fully vaccinated traders would be allowed for mobile trading in the Colombo District during the quarantine curfew period.

He told a news conference that the decision was taken to ensure safety of both traders and the people as the Delta variant was spreading fast in Colombo.  He said 12, 294 mobile traders and 1,489 wholesale business outlets have been registered in the Colombo District covering the 13 Divisional Secretaries.   “Mobile traders who have not been fully vaccinated will not be allowed to engage in mobile trading. We have advised them to keep the vaccination card with them whenever they set out for mobile trading. We have instructed the police and health authorities to conduct random checks on mobile traders and take legal action on those disobeying orders,” he said.