The surge of new coronavirus cases during the pandemic forced the Sri Lankan government to declare 16th March a public holiday but later it extended the holiday until Thursday , 19th of March .
On 15 March , 7 more new confirmed cases were reported taking the overall tally to 18 and the surge of new cases cautioned government to declare 16th March a public holiday but later it extended the holiday until Thursday , 19th of March .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Sri Lanka