Curfew will not be lifted within the Ratnapura and Pelmadulla police areas today, and travel through these areas too will not be permitted, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said yesterday.

The move follows four persons testing positive for the virus yesterday, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 189. Three of the four had closely associated with a COVID-19 infected patient from Ratnapura.

One more COVID-19 death, total cases at 189