A health worker sprays disinfectant at Slave Island railway station as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 in Colombo on Oct 30. COLOMBO: For the first time, Sri Lanka police have arrested dozens of people for not wearing masks and failing to maintain social distancing, under the new laws imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said 39 people were detained, and separately, another 221 were held for violating a curfew.
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