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Police in Sri Lanka have arrested 11,019 people for violating the curfew imposed earlier in March to curb the transmission of COVID-19 in the island nation, Sri Lankan media reported

New Delhi (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 03rd April, 2020) Police in Sri Lanka have arrested 11,019 people for violating the curfew imposed earlier in March to curb the transmission of COVID-19 in the island nation, Sri Lankan media reported.

According to the Ada Derana news outlet, police have also confiscated 2,727 vehicles in connection with COVID-19 curfew violations of their owners to be kept in custody until the pandemic threat is lifted.

Sri Lanka imposed a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew over the pandemic on March 20 with several subsequent extensions. The government warned people about police being mandated to sanction violators even without warrants and about a subsequent strict legal action.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka as of Friday is 151 confirmed cases, including four fatalities, according to the latest situation report by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health.