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JVP urges govt. to implement national action plan

13 Mar 2020 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

BY AJITH SIRIWARDANA

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday urged the government to introduce a national action plan to rescue the country and the people from the COVID19 virus considering it a national concern. It said in a statement that everyone irrespective of party differences should support such an action plan and that the JVP was committed to support in that respect. The JVP requested the people to adhere to precautionary warnings issued by the health ministry in a move to prevent the disease from spreading and requested them not to create unnecessary panics. They also requested people to support actions taken by the health ministry to control the spread of the disease.