Travel restrictions on those coming from UK lifted

The temporary travel restriction introduced by the government for those coming from the United Kingdom to Sri Lanka on account of the new Covid-19 variant in the UK has been lifted with immediate effect, the Foreign Ministry said.

 At a meeting presided by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, it was decided to relax the restrictions on travels from UK subject to 14 days of quarantine and PCR tests as determined by the Health Authorities.

 The tourist arrivals from the UK too will resume under the guidelines introduced by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, the ministry said.