Sri Lanka has suspended all passenger arrivals to the Bandaranaike International Airport.
The country stopped air travel as a measure against the spread of the Covid-19 virus in the country.
President @GotabayaR has officially decided to stop all arrival passenger flights into Sri Lanka . #CoronaOutbreak
— Wimal Weerawansha (@weerawansha_w) March 17, 2020
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa also tweeted that he will be addressing the country today to update citizens on the current status of the country and the steps being taken to contain the virus.
The country has had 22 cases of the virus confirmed.