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The new strain is said to spread quickly by air.
What happened was against quarantine regulations and it’s something that should not have been done by police”
But it may be decided at any point until then, Army Commander Gen Shavendra Silva said.
The government has failed to provide adequate transport facilities to nurses around the country, he said.
Numbers are also increasing in the North Western and Southern provinces, he said.
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