According to the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Latvia has 493 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus.

“The decision about the date of the election has to take into account the epidemic situation. There is no space for any political games. This is a matter of life and death,” Gowin said.

Sri Lanka imposed the curfew on March 20, which was lifted for a few hours last week in separate districts for people to re-stock on essential items.

Regarding the new restrictions, President Martin Vizcarra said on Thursday that previous control measures had given good results but not what was hoped for .

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On Thursday, the state confirmed a total of 6,585 cases and 262 fatalities.

Wuhan, which has been virtually sealed off since January 23 to contain the epidemic, is expected to lift outbound travel restrictions on April 8.

If succesful after human trials, the vaccine will still take more than a year to reach the market.