Sri Lanka extends "Work from Home" policy till April 20


Labourers wearing facemasks pushing and pulling a vegetable cart along a deserted street during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the coronavirus, in Colombo. The Sri Lankan government said on Monday (April 13) that it had extended its "Work from Home" policy to all public and private sector employees till April 20 in a bid to prevent the further spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. - AFP

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government said on Monday (April 13) that it had extended its "Work from Home" policy to all public and private sector employees till April 20 in a bid to prevent the further spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, a statement from the Presidential Secretariat said.

This policy will apply to all state, semi-government and private sector entities except those which are categorised as essential services, the statement said.

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