Another 909 state and private sector institutions inspected, of which 88 were found to be violating health safety regulations.
Police say another 24 persons were arrested in the last 24-hour time frame failing to wear face masks in public.
A majority of the 737 COVID-19 cases identified yesterday in the country, was detected from the Colombo district.
54 parcels containing contraband thrown into the Magazine Prison between 12th October and 31st December last year.
The GMOA says the risk of coronavirus within the Colombo Municipality limits has now spread across the entire Colombo District.
The number of coronavirus cases confirmed globally has surpassed the 100 million after 433,974 persons tested positive yesterday.
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today delivered the 2021 Budget speech in Parliament.
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in Parliament with the backing of a two thirds majority.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Policy Statement at the opening session of the ninth Parliament.