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New set of quarantine guidelines for returnees to Sri Lanka
The quarantining guidelines for those returning to Sri Lanka have changed as of Thursday (March 18).
Here are the guidelines, according to the Director-General of Health Services, Dr. Asela Gunawardena:
All those returning to the country without getting both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine –
Those going into hotel quarantine will be released in 7 days, followed by 7 more days in home quarantine, if both the 1st (done when they come into the country) and the 7th day RT-PCR tests are negative.
Those going into state quarantine centres will be released after the 10th day, followed by 4 more days in home quarantine, if both the 1st (done when they come into the country) and the 10th day RT-PCR tests are negative. The 14-day home quarantine, they underwent earlier has been scrapped.
All those returning to the country after getting both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine –
Both doses of the vaccine should have been taken two weeks prior to their arrival.
If the on-arrival RT-PCR test is negative (they will have to wait in a hotel for a short period until the results are given), they can leave for home. Thereafter, they will have to undergo another RT-PCR test on the 7th day.