COLOMBO, Feb 18 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry, said yesterday that, the temporary travel restrictions, introduced by the government on visitors travelling from Britain, due to the spread of a new COVID-19 variant, were lifted with immediate effect.
The Foreign Ministry said, in a statement, that, following discussions with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, it was decided to relax the restrictions on travellers from Britain, who are still subject to 14 days of quarantine and PCR tests, determined by the health authorities.
The tourist arrivals from Britain will resume under the guidelines introduced by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, the Foreign Ministry said.
