8 April, 2020
Issuing a statement the Police Media announced that the time period to use service IDs as curfew passes for public & private sector essential services employees has been extended until April 30.
It was set to expire on April 10, has been extended further till April 30.
Employees of private and public sector essential services were granted permission to use their service IDs as a curfew pass. (Such as : The Treasury, Central Bank and other government and private banks, Media, Ports, Shipping Companies, Sri Lanka Customs, Immigration and Emigration Department, Petroleum Services, Health Sector, Telecommunications, Electricity and water supply, Sri Lanka Transport Board )