Colombo: Sri Lanka on Friday expanded its national locking until September 13, in the midst of a surge in the number of Covid-19 deaths and pressure installation on the health care system during the third wave of Coronavirus.
President Sri Lanka Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has ordered a 10-day lock on August 20.
The decision to extend the Kuncian was taken after a Covid task meeting with President Gotabhaya on Friday, officials said.
Health Minister Kehelyiya Rambukwella said that locking would continue for a period of 7 days again until September 13.
The length of the length of August 30 was scheduled to end on September 6 ruled out by announcing its initial locking on August 20.
Calls become stronger because the third wave is currently soaring carrying large pressure on the health care system.
While the ICU hospital treatment facility was overwhelmed, the corpse continued to accumulate in Morgues for cremation.
There are more than 200 deaths every day since mid-August.
More than 447,000 infections have been recorded since the emergence of pandemic in 2020.
The independent local expert group last week said that almost 90 percent sorted samples were confirmed to be a deadly Delta variant.
The group reported that extending the lock would help save 7,500 to 10,000 lives with their estimates.
On Thursday, more than 9,600 people had died of Coronavirus and the total infection reached 447,757.
Sri Lanka, who has witnessed a series of locking and curfew to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country, has been influenced in terms of its economy.
The tourism sector, which produces large amounts of revenue for the island state, has decreased a drastic decline.