Seventy-eight tourists infected since December another 49 returnees Covid positive

• Published date: 19 April 2021
• Publication title: Daily Mirror

Seventy-eight tourists who arrived in Sri Lanka had been found to be infected with the coronavirus since December, the Tourism Ministry said.

Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga told Daily Mirror that of the 11,961 tourists who arrived in Sri Lanka between December 28 and 14 April, 78 tested positive for the coronavirus.

However, he said that since the tourists were confined to a travel bubble they did not have any contact with locals.

The minister also asserted that the number of infections among tourists was very small compared to the total number of tourists who visited Sri Lanka during this period.

Ranatunga said that if the health authorities introduce any new restrictions on tourists arriving in Sri Lanka, the tourism authorities will be prepared to enforce those restrictions...