(ANSA) - ROMA, 14 MAG - epa09199041 Sri Lankan police
officers check vehicles at a checkpoint after the government
announced an island-wide lockdown as a preventive measure
against the spread of the COVID-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 14 May
2021. Sri Lanka is facing a new wave of COVID-19 infections and
the number of cases is increasing day by day. The government
will enforce island-wide lockdown and strict travel restrictions
till 17 May in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
EPA/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE (ANSA).